"We will burn the streets, Deri treats us like idiots": Lapid fires in all directions
Lapid marks Bennett as his preferred candidate for prime minister, clarifies that Eisenkot will remain a central partner, and attacks Likud and Shas. Alongside this, he presented plans for the North and the Port of…
Assessment
Lapid is running a multi-front campaign, simultaneously naming Bennett as his preferred prime minister candidate, locking in Gantz as a central partner, and attacking Likud and Shas. The threat to 'burn the streets' and accusation that Deri treats people like idiots signals a shift to aggressive rhetoric. His policy proposals for the north and Haifa port suggest he is trying to build a substantive platform alongside the political positioning. The explicit refusal to sit with Netanyahu draws a clear red line that will define coalition math.