No Prime Minister has ever advocated two state solution until now – Lapid

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid with Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 18, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitousi/Flash90

Zechariah 12:3 β€œOn that day I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock. All the nations will gather against it to try to move it, but they will only hurt themselves.”

Important Takeaways:

  • Lapid to back two-state solution in UN address; is slammed by rivals and some allies
    • NEW YORK β€” In his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, Prime Minister Yair Lapid will include an explicit call for a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, an official close to the Israeli leader said Wednesday.
    • The revelation drew both criticism from right-wing ministers in Lapid’s eight-party coalition, and support from some of his allies on the left.
    • Lapid’s speech will have four sections and offer β€œhope and vision through strength,” said the official in a briefing to reporters. The prime minister will stress that β€œIsrael must move toward a two-state solution.”
    • β€œFor many years, no Israeli prime minister has said this on the UN stage,” the official said.

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