Despite the pervasive sense of stagnation and the seemingly intractable differences separating the two sides, negotiations with the Palestinians are pushing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toward a significant political decision-making moment.

Finance Minister Yair Lapid’s speech, in which he proposed kicking his erstwhile political ally Naftali Bennett out of the government in order to advance the peace process, was a significant milestone on the way to that crossroad.

Lapid’s speech marked a sharp turn from previous political statements. The same person that made a point of speaking in the settlement of Ariel and forged an alliance with Uri Ariel and Naftali Bennett’s pro-annexation one-state party was suddenly speaking about the financial blow every Israeli would suffer if a Palestinian state is not founded, soon.

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