Palpable tension in Israel in view of the handover between the transitional government chaired by the centrist Yair Lapid and the new right-wing executive that will see the return of “Bibi” Netanyahu to the saddle. Thursday the oath in the Knesset, the unicameral parliament of the Jewish state. Ground of confrontation between the two prime ministers, in pectore and in office, Twitter. The number one of the Likud who will lead a government supported by orthodox lists and maximalist religious Zionists is on the attack.
“The left led by Lapid – he wrote – continues to incite rebellion and agitation against the people’s choice”. Netanyahu also raised fears of an attack on parliament and called on Lapid to show accountability. These should deliver power in an orderly manner”so that – has explained – we can repair all that he destroyed“.
The reply from the outgoing prime minister is ready, denouncing a series of violence suffered in recent months by supporters of his centrist party, ‘Yesh Atid’: “You sent hired thugs against us“. Referring to a series of laws discussed in parliament in recent days, drafted by Likud together with the Orthodox and the radical right, Lapid announced: “We will do everything we can to bring down the mad government you are forming. You still haven’t managed to erase our democracy. We will intervene by any legal means.”
