Israeli Opposition Leader: "Government must take hostage deal, it has 'safety net' if far-right ministers bolt"
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June 1, 2024
Opposition leader Yair Lapid says the government must take the hostage deal US President Joe Biden announced.
"The Israeli government cannot ignore President Biden's important speech.
There is a deal on the table and it should take it," he writes on X.
"I remind Netanyahu that he has a safety net for a hostage deal if [National Security Minister Itamar] Ben Givr and [Finance Minister Bezalal] Smotrich leave the government," he adds, referencing his vow to support the coalition for a deal if far-right parties withdraw their support over their potential opposition to such an agreement.
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"Yair Lipid and the opposition Yesh Atid party have offered to join the government and replace the far right parties in order to secure a hostage deal, (he has made this offer for months and has reiterated it in the wake of President Biden's speech).
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"BREAKING: Ultranationalist ministers Ben Givir and Smotrich tell Netanyahu they will leave the coalition and topple the government if the Israeli proposal for the hostage deal presented by President Biden goes through"
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(The Tennessee Holler)
"In Israel -- as the right-wing National Security Minister threatens to break up the government if Netanyahu takes the hostage-ceasefire deal, opposition leader Yair Lipid calls them "the worst government in history" and says they want "war forever, with zero responsibility."