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“We will be back in this room, faster than you think,” says outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
Israel’s outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid addressed the country’s ministers at their last cabinet meeting, the last gathering of the 36th government.
“It was a government that weathered some political storms, but most of all, it was a government that worked hard for the State of Israel and for the citizens of Israel,” Lapid said at the outset. of the reunion
The assembly took position amid ongoing coalition talks led by Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu. Lapid mentioned, among other things, the exit from the Covid-19 pandemic of the leadership of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
“We saved the country from an economic crisis,” Lapid continued. “We follow a state budget after more than 3 years of budget. We have reduced the deficit and unemployment to some of the lowest numbers in the history of the country. “
He also referred to Operation Dawn, Israel’s confrontation with Gaza, which occurred over the summer, and the ongoing counterterrorism operation “Breaking the Wave” in the West Bank.
“We passed a criteria reform that reduced the costs of dozens of products, raised the retirement age for women, increased teachers’ salaries and advanced their operating conditions, dramatically higher for Holocaust survivors. “
Lapid concluded, “Ministers, I have been revered to serve this country and its citizens with you. We’ll be back in this room, faster than you think.
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