In his inaugural address as PM, Lapid calls for cooperation against "violent and cruel" politics

In his first statement on television as prime minister, Yair Lapid on Saturday night criticised the "extreme, violent, and poisonous" political rhetoric in Israel and urged cooperation and civil discourse ahead of the nation's fifth election in three and a half years.

Speaking from the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Lapid stated that while Israel seeks peace with the Palestinians, it will resolutely pursue an....