Yair Lapid
Stop Giving In to 'Blackmail' of Haredim and Pass Draft Law
Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to either pass a Haredi draft bill or initiate elections in a visit to Tel …
Benjamin Netanyahu'Sderot children are in bomb shelters and terrorists are in bed'
MK Lapid visits Sderot, says it's 'inconceivable' that Hamas leaders sleep in their beds while Israeli children sit awake in bomb shelters.
IsraelYair Lapid: We will not sit on our hands while our children are bombed
Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)<p>X<p>Dear Reader,<br>As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, …
IsraelLikud minister: Gaza needs to be world's responsibility
MK Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) on Wednesday morning slammed Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and told <i>Reshet Bet</i> that the Supreme Court had …
IsraelLapid livid: Netanyahu caved to the haredim
Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid on Sunday blasted Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, after he invoked the “Supermarket Bill” in order to outlaw Shabbat …
IsraelLapid vows to cancel seven laws
The first new law Yesh Atid would enact if it formed the next government would limit a prime minister to two terms in office, the party said.<p>><br>• ><p>Yesh …
IsraelLapid: Jordan Valley will always remain part of Israel
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid insisted during a tour of the Jordan Valley on Monday that the strategy would remain part of Israel in any potential …
IsraelIsraeli PM Called 'Liar' After Voting for Antigay Surrogacy Law
The prime minister of Israel was booed Wednesday, as he voted in favor of an antigay surrogacy bill in the Knesset, Israel's parliament<p>The …
LGBTQILapid calls for greater force against Hamas
Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid, who served as a member of the Political-Security Cabinet during Operation Protective Edge in 2014, said on Tuesday …
IsraelYair Lapid: Trump Could Become Most Popular President In Israeli History
Israelis are big fans of President Trump — and even local opponents of Benjamin Netanyahu are admitting it.<p>Yair Lapid, chairman of the centrist Yesh …
Jewish CultureShaked presents Lapid's deception
Justice Minister responds to Lapid's claims that the proposed draft law is the same as the one that the previous government approved.
IsraelLapid: Netanyahu wiretapping is reminiscent of Watergate
Channel 10 quoted a “senior security figure” Sunday saying that he was present in a meeting five years ago in which Prime Minister Netanyahu …
IsraelLapid asks ambassadors to recognize Israeli control over Golan
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid took some 40 ambassadors and senior diplomats from around the world to the border between Israel and Lebanon on …
IsraelYair Lapid claims Abu Dis is Palestine capital under Trump ‘deal’
The Palestinian town of Abu Dis will be the capital of a Palestinian state under US President Donald Trump’s peace deal, according to Israeli …
IsraelLapid warns Netanyahu endangering bipartisan support in the U.S.
“If I’m prime minister, it won’t be a problem, but if it’s Netanyahu, it’s a serious problem."<p>><br>• ><p>Yair Lapid (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post). …
IsraelYair Lapid's shot at bringing the political center to the forefront
After a century in the shadows of Left and Right, liberal Zionism hopes to benefit from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s woes.<p>><br>• ><p>Yair Lapid. (photo …
IsraelDefense minister, Yesh Atid chief go on attack after Haredim burn soldier effigy
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid railed against ultra-Orthodox protesters in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood …
IsraelThe Arabic-Speaker Who Might One Day Lead Israel
As the sun sets over the town of Migdal Haemek, just outside Nazareth in northern Israel, a white Nissan pulls up to a community center. A slim, …
IsraelWhere did Lapid really serve in the IDF?
Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid responded to speculation about his IDF service Thursday, telling <i>Army Radio</i> that he had been drafted to the IDF's Air …
IsraelNetanyahu Calls for Last-Ditch Effort to Avert Early Elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed to party leaders in his governing coalition to immediately resolve their dispute over drafting …
IsraelIsraelis rally to demand PM Netanyahu step down
Benjamin Netanyahu<br>(Image by Wikipedia (commons.wikimedia.org)) Permission Details DMCA<p>Hundreds of Israelis have held rallies again in Tel Aviv, …
IsraelThe real Bibi: Corrupt politico or indispensable internationalist?
So far, Netanyahu’s maneuvers seem to be working.<p>><br>• ><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses AIPAC 2018 Conference</i> …
IsraelPoll: Likud gaining strength even after Netanyahu questioning
If elections were to be held today, the Likud would win 29 seats and the right-wing bloc would achieve a total of 64 seats, according to a poll …
IsraelWallenberg Foundation decries Israel not recognizing Armenian Genocide
Hotovely says decision was made because of ‘complexity and diplomatic repercussions.<p>><br>• ><p>Pope Francis and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II attend …
Poland says controversial Holocaust law isn't 'frozen'
On Saturday night, Channel 2 reported that Poland had decided to freeze the law making it a crime to say the Polish state or nation was complicit in …
World NewsCould Netanyahu survive and will Israel's government collapse? Three scenarios
At first, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looked as if he might ride out the corruption storm raging around him (at least temporarily). After the …
IsraelNetanyahu Peril Grows, as Trusted Aide Agrees to Testify
JERUSALEM — The mushrooming corruption scandal plaguing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took a surprising new turn on Tuesday, with an allegation that one of his closest advisers had sought to bribe a judge into dropping a criminal investigation involving the prime minister’s wife.<p>At …
IsraelSnubbed by EU, Israeli cartoons slamming Iran go on display
An Israeli exhibition of cartoons criticizing human rights conditions in Iran will be displayed next to the European Parliament in Brussels starting …
IsraelMK calls to cancel tax break named after man accused of bribing Bibi
Change would hurt new immigrants with earnings abroad<p>><br>• ><p>HOW MUCH corruption is there? . (photo credit: REUTERS)<p>The so-called “Milchan Law” – a tax …
IsraelNetanyahu Could Fall for Corruption, Not War Crimes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political future is in jeopardy, but his most serious crimes have nothing to do with the corruption …
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