Lapid shatters false left-wing branding, reasserts Zionist legitimacy while rejecting hostile Palestinian narratives outright.
Chairman of Yesh Atid and opposition leader Yair Lapid lashed out at recent public opinion polls branding his party as left-wing, calling the label a calculated deception driven by political rivals.
“Who did you call left?” Lapid wrote, accusing opponents of running a years-long propaganda campaign designed to falsely associate Yesh Atid with ideological positions it never held. He stressed that his party’s worldview is openly nationalist, Zionist, and unapologetically committed to Israel’s sovereignty.
Lapid reaffirmed that the Land of Israel is the historic and biblical homeland of the Jewish people and categorically rejected the so-called “Nakba” narrative, describing it as an attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the Jewish state. In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he stated clearly: Israel is right.
On religion and identity, Lapid emphasized that while Yesh Atid opposes religious coercion, Judaism remains the state religion and the foundation of Zionism. He added that every Jewish child must learn the Bible thoroughly as part of Israel’s national identity.
Addressing security, Lapid declared that Israel has the absolute right to use force whenever necessary to protect itself and that no international body has authority to dictate policies harming Israeli security or sovereignty. He stated that Israel is fully justified in blocking entry to those who slander it globally and in acting to shut down hostile organizations such as UNRWA.
Economically, Lapid outlined a conservative-leaning agenda: free markets, reduced government interference, ending welfare dependency, and supporting businesses. He also backed cautious judicial reform anchored by a constitution, arguing that true conservatism means responsible, measured change.
Turning his fire on Likud, Lapid accused it of hypocrisy—citing past support for Oslo, the Disengagement Plan, bloated bureaucracy, security failures leading to October 7, and allowing foreign influence to penetrate Israel’s leadership. He charged that massive taxpayer funds were diverted to draft dodgers while Israel’s middle class and public education were neglected.
Lapid concluded that branding Yesh Atid as “leftist” is not ideology—it is political fraud, exposed by facts, history, and unwavering loyalty to the Jewish state.
