25.01.2012                      01.Schwat. 5772                       Rosch Chodesch

Innenpolitik:

Michaeli: Lapid invited me to join Shinui in 2006

Israel Beiteinu MK tells ‘Jerusalem Report’ that journalist turned politician introduced her to politics; Matthew Kalman takes over as editor-in-chief of twice-monthly magazine.

Israel Beiteinu MK Anastasia Michaeli has revealed the identity of the person who first got her involved in politics: Yair Lapid.
In an exclusive interview published in Wednesday’s edition of The Jerusalem Report, Michaeli, who had been banned from the Knesset for a month after throwing a glass of water at MK Ghaleb Majadele (Labor), explains that Lapid approached her well before the 2006 election and invited her to join the now-defunct Shinui Party headed by his father, Tommy Lapid….