Notations On Our World (Week-End Edition): On #Israel

Israel has just celebrated 70 years of independence.    One of the key leaders of the opposition, Yair Lapid, had some harsh words for the current Israeli Prime Minister:

ISRAEL AT 70 INTERVIEW Yair Lapid: Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer a defender of Israeli democracy BY DAVID HOROVITZ Israelis' second-favorite choice for prime minister charges that the long-serving incumbent does not put the greater good of Israel ahead of his own political interests anymore