Lapid to Charedim: "Do not tell me what to do on Shabbos on Facebook"

A real circus took place during the first meeting of the Israeli Knesset summer session: seven no-confidence motions filed by various opposition factions dragged a journey of conflicts, particularly a sharp confrontation between Finance Minister Yair Lapid and the Orthodox Knesset members.

Lapid took the stand to respond to the mistrust proposal of MK Meir Porush of Yahadut Hatorah and said "I feel sorry for you that you're not in the coalition, I understand it's difficult, and you go through difficult times. I listened to Porush's speech, he talked about taxes being raised against the deficit, I want to remind you, the government which created the deficit you were not part of it? Until now you were on Mars? For 30 years you sat in the government, this deficit is registered in your name, and I'm the one who now has to solve it; nor were you the cheapest coalition members, let me remind you."

When Porush answered Lapid, the latter went on to attack: "You had the courage to say the main thing in Israel is the security issue and you're worried about the percentage of recruitment, you're worried about the percentage of recruitment? Do not concern yourself; this government will take care of it there will be many new recruits - right out from your backyard. This dodging is obnoxious and we also condemn the evasion in Shenkin, and everyone will be drafted. "

"Nobody hates you, why do you have to feel you are hated?" Lapid asked Gafni, adding: "The only thing that happened is that you are not in the coalition, it is called democracy."

Gafni responded immediately: "nothing about economics is not the Haredim" - and responded: "The State has finished take orders from you, that's why you are no longer chairman of the Finance Committee because we are fed up of taking orders from you. State of Israel and the Israeli government is not registered in your name, there is such a thing called a government without charedim, we honor you and believe in the importance of the democratic voices from the opposition benches."

"Regarding your question about starving children," continued Lapid to answer Porush, "We will not allow any child in Israel to be hungry, but I'll remind you, the body responsible for supporting children is called their parents, when you bring a child into this world you are the first person responsible for it, and not the assumption that other people will support you."

Eichler responded immediately: "We are responsible for our children and do not want anything from you, just do not deprive the children of their money." Lapid immediately responded: "I heard you called for a tax revolt, and I want to repeat the joke of my friend Hanoch Daum who said what you will suggest after the charedim do not join the army? We gave 200 million shekels to the welfare to ensure nutritional security so that there will not be a hungry child in Israel."

MK Maklev turned to Lapid and asked, "Did you get a heter from your party Rabbi to write on Facebook on Shabbos?" Lapid did not remain silent, "I post messages on Shabbos because I am not observant, I'm not telling you what to do on Shabbos and you do not tell me what to do on Shabbos , I'll post messages on Facebook when I want, "he cried angrily, taking credit for the construction of thousands of apartments in Dimona, but Litzman bothered to remind him quickly:" Do not take credit for what Atias started."

Deputy Minister Ophir Akonis replied to the proposals, whilst slightly stinging Lapid, noting "I do not correspond or post facebook messages on Shabbos," confronted with Avodah MKs, referred to the remains of Kadima and attacked the Arab parties.

Akonis also added an intriguing statement in relation to Bennett: "Naftali Bennett does not set government policy."

Later part representatives spoke: MK Ruth Calderon quoted a story from the Talmud, and engaged in its significance, while MK Nissim Zeev focused on Netanyahu: "Forty days and forty nights he didn’t eat or drink, was abused by Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett. I am not able to vote no confidence in this man after he ate bitterness through Pesach; even the Iron Lady Sara Netanyahu failed to protect him. Tonight when the lights go out across the country at 20:00 you can turn off the lights here in the Knesset - the fool in the dark going."

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!