Talk of a new party has become all the rage, but political history shows such movements
lack institutions and internal democracy, and tend to have a short shelf life.
Tommy Lapid, the late father of Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, founded the Shinui Party and won 15 Knesset seats in the 2003 general election(photo credit: REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated: