So much to digest here, including the feelings of dread triggered by hearing the news of more bodies have been discovered a few hours ago. Thank you so much for including the transcript of Naftali Bennett's very inspiring, strong, eloquent statement. While I have disagreed strongly with Bennett over the years on certain subjects, especially the occupation and the expansion of West Bank settlements, I think he and Lapid did an excellent job taking turns as PM during their short-lived change-coalition government, and in this new statement Bennett certainly strikes me as a leader Israel desperately needs right now. The contrast between him and the current incumbent PM is gut-wrenchingly clear. If I were an Israeli citizen living in Israel now, I would be very tempted to vote for whatever party Bennett winds up leading or joining (although I am also a great admirer of Yair Golan as well as Yair Lapid).
So much to digest here, including the feelings of dread triggered by hearing the news of more bodies have been discovered a few hours ago. Thank you so much for including the transcript of Naftali Bennett's very inspiring, strong, eloquent statement. While I have disagreed strongly with Bennett over the years on certain subjects, especially the occupation and the expansion of West Bank settlements, I think he and Lapid did an excellent job taking turns as PM during their short-lived change-coalition government, and in this new statement Bennett certainly strikes me as a leader Israel desperately needs right now. The contrast between him and the current incumbent PM is gut-wrenchingly clear. If I were an Israeli citizen living in Israel now, I would be very tempted to vote for whatever party Bennett winds up leading or joining (although I am also a great admirer of Yair Golan as well as Yair Lapid).