Jerusalem, 13 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Former Prime Minister Yair Lapid vowed Thursday to make painful compromises to ensure a new government is formed, warning that failure would amount to “unforgivable national irresponsibility.”
Speaking at the fourth Yesh Atid party convention, Lapid said the process could take time but insisted that failing to establish a government would constitute “unforgivable national irresponsibility.”
“It would be madness if a government isn’t formed,” he said.
He acknowledged that not all campaign promises or policy goals could be fulfilled in the first six months, stressing that no government or coalition agreement could be perfect. “We will make compromises. You cannot establish a government without painful compromises,” he said.
Lapid also defended his partnership with Naftali Bennett and the formation of the joint Together parliamentary faction, describing Bennett as both a friend and partner. He said the two would continue working together in the Knesset.