I'm going into politics because I think that the kind of discourse taking place in Israel is leading this country to oblivion, and I want to change it.

I think that haredi children should study the core subjects and that their parents must work, and I believe that there are many haredim who think like me and would be glad to discover that someone is fighting the radical functionaries and rabbis who embitter their lives.

As opposed to journalists, politicians cannot make do with questions. They must also offer answers.

Yair Lapid Quotes