Criticism Of Israel's Political System Damaged, Opository Leader Yair Lapid: More And More Soldiers Are Killed Every Day

Opposition leader Yair Lapid (left) during the celebration of Knesset's 75th Anniversary (Israeli Parliament). (Source: Noam Moscowitz/Knesset Spokesperson)

JAKARTA - Israel's political system has been damaged, opposition leader Yair Lapid said, calling on lawmakers to ask how such a powerful country could be attacked by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that attacked their southern region for hours in October.

"We are gathered here today to celebrate Knesset's birthday. I want to ask Knesset: What can be celebrated?" Lapid asked lawmakers at a special session for Knesset's 75th birthday (Israeli parliament), reported The Times of Israel January 24.

"Did you see anyone else celebrating it in this country?" he continued.

Expressing his sadness over the conditions that occurred, Lapid criticized Israel's current political system for being a problem.

"The current political system is not a solution, but the problem. Knesset and the government are not solutions, but the problem," Lapid continued.

The former foreign minister said hundreds of thousands of Israelis were forced to leave their homes due to fighting, while no one could answer when they would return.

On the other hand, he continued, 136 Israelis are still burning in Gaza and no one knows when they can return. According to him, Israel does not only have tactics, but also needs a strategy.

"Every day more and more soldiers are killed, no one knows when this will end, what's the plan?" asked Lapid.

He added, "Although Israel will win the war, this victory is more than just killing Hamas leaders, but about us getting better".

"For the sake of life and for those who are currently buried, we must make changes," he said.