Lapid courts centrists following Likud, Beytenu merger
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid on Thursday said that the unification of Likud and Yisrael Beytenu clarifies the Israeli political picture: "Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has moved to the extreme right, whereas Labor leader Shelly Yacinmovich broke far to the Left," he asserted.Lapid said that this scenario makes clear that for centrists Israelis there is only one party that can represent them: Yesh Atid.IDF announces fallen soldier St.-Sgt. Sraya Elboim, killed in Lebanon