Lapid blasts Netanyahu-Haredi deal as a “fire sale” of the state

Opposition leader Yair Lapid attacked the emerging deal between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Haredi parties, saying it would advance several controversial bills in exchange for political support. According to the report, the package includes a political inquiry into the October 7 events, splitting the attorney general’s role, and the daycare subsidies law.

Lapid said Netanyahu was engaged in what he called a “fire sale of the state,” accusing him of handing Haredi parties “our money” and giving draft evaders money “instead of bringing them to justice.” The comments were directed at the expected legislative arrangements tied to the deal.

The article does not say when the bills will come to a vote, only that they are part of the deal now taking shape. The dispute centers on the political price of the agreement and the legislation it may move forward.