Lapid Declines Netanyahu's Invitation to Torah Study Event
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
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- Yair Lapid will not attend a Knesset Torah study event.
- Lapid cited a late invitation sent just hours before the event.
- He suggested the timing was deliberate to exclude him.
- Lapid quoted a biblical verse criticizing deceitful speech.
Leader of the Opposition Yair Lapid announced on Thursday that he would not attend a Torah study event scheduled for that evening in the Knesset's sukkah, which was to be attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and heads of the security establishment. Lapid stated that Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana sent him the invitation via WhatsApp only at 1:42 PM, just a few hours before the event. Due to the short notice, Lapid explained he could not make it.
Lapid suggested two possible reasons for the late invitation. One possibility he raised was that the organizers were unaware that the evening was Hoshana Rabbah, a significant night in Jewish tradition. The second, more pointed possibility, was that the invitation was intentionally sent late to prevent him from attending, allowing organizers to claim he refused to participate in a Torah study event.
Lapid confirmed his absence and concluded with a barbed remark, quoting a verse from Psalms: "O Lord, save me from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue." The event was to mark Hoshana Rabbah, a night traditionally dedicated to Torah study and reciting Psalms.
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