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" People in Israel are sick and tired of the old politics. "
Yair Lapid
Sick
Tired
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" Jewish existence in the Land of Israel depends only on the Jews, and on what the Jews think of themselves. "
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" The Left doesn't understand the importance of God in the Israeli public discourse, and Yesh Atid does. "
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" Succeeding in life is a difficult business - you need to work 16 hours a day, face failures along the way, remember that nobody owes you a thing, and take risks. "
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" Politicians around the world are very different, but they all have one thing in common: The first thing they respond to is public opinion. "
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