Yosef Lapid

Yosef Lapid
Yosef"Tommy" Lapid; 27 December 1931 – 1 June 2008) was an Israeli radio and television presenter, journalist, politician and government minister known for his sharp tongue and acerbic wit. Lapid headed the secular-liberal Shinui party from 1999 to 2006. He fiercely opposed the ultra-Orthodox political parties and actively sought to exclude any religious observance from the legal structure of the Israeli State...
forces respond security strength terrible
Security forces must respond with strength to the terrible attack.
agreed prepare time
On the one hand, we want to shorten the process, but on the other, we have to give time to prepare for elections, and so we agreed they would be in March,
arab city jerusalem jewish kings
Jerusalem is the city where Jewish kings are buried, and not Arab terrorists,
iranian nuclear threat
will not live under the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb.
elections extreme favor gaza government hitch join peace punish ride
We are in favor of elections and we are in favor of toppling the government but we will not join the extreme right in toppling the government over the peace process, ... We don't want to punish the government for the pullout from Gaza and I don't think we should hitch a ride on the extreme Right.