Israel’s Opposition Leader Has a Message
for Democrats. They May Not Like It.
Posted By: Dreadnought, 12/20/2023 9:50:18 AM
Yair Lapid , Israel’s opposition leader and former prime minister, has spent his political career trying to vanquish Benjamin Netanyahu. You might not know it from his recent conversations with Senate Democrats. In a series of phone calls with left-of-center American lawmakers since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, Lapid has conveyed resolute support for the Netanyahu-led government’s strategy in Gaza. There has been no second-guessing of the war cabinet or quiet sniping at Israel’s unpopular right-wing administration. Some who know Lapid, who served as Israel’s interim leader for the final six months of 2022, have been struck by his formality on the phone
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pic.twitter.com/KxOJM2TXMG
— Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) December 20, 2023
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Updated: December 20, 2023, at 10:50 p.m.
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