Tag: Yair Lapid
At trilateral summit, Lapid places focus on finding alternative plan on Iran, hints at...
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid took part in a historic trilateral meeting with fellow Abraham Accords members on Wednesday, discussing a range of issues with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United Arab...
In first day of US trip, Lapid underscores bipartisanship, urges alternative plan on Iran
On the first of a three-day visit to Washington, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid made his rounds in Congress on Tuesday, highlighting the Israeli government’s push for bipartisan support for Israel in the United...
Expectations kept at a minimum for Lapid’s trip to Washington
No major news is expected to come from a visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to the United States this week for a series of meetings with officials from the Biden administration.
Lapid will...
Iran tops agenda as Lapid prepares to meet with Biden administration officials
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is expected to travel to Washington, D.C., next week to meet with senior Biden administration officials.
According to Axios, Lapid is expected to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Secretary of...
Taking jab at previous government, Lapid aims to prioritize relations with Diaspora Jewry
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Israel’s government would highly prioritize its relationship with Diaspora Jews, differentiating itself from the government of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
He made the statements during a Jewish Federations...
Lapid arrives in Bahrain in first official visit to Gulf State by Israeli minister
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid traveled to the Kingdom of Bahrain on Thursday in the first official visit by an Israeli minister to the country.
Lapid met with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani...
Lapid holds first conversation in seven years with Swedish counterpart
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid spoke with his Swedish counterpart, Ann Linde, in the first such conversation between the two countries’ top diplomats in nearly seven years.
“I spoke with @AnnLinde, the Minister of Foreign...
Lapid in Moscow: Israel reserves right to act against Iran to prevent nukes
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said during a state visit to Moscow on Thursday that the Jewish state reserves the right to act to stop Iran’s nuclear program.
After meeting with his counterpart, Russian Foreign...
Lapid says Biden plan to reopen US Palestinian mission in Jerusalem a ‘bad idea’
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday said Israel believes the U.S. plan to reopen its consulate in Jerusalem to service Palestinians is a “bad idea,” while arguing that the consulate could fracture the fragile...
Will the Polish anti-restitution law permanently harm ties with Israel and Jewish community?
Despite international pressure to veto the bill, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a bill passed by the Polish legislature on Aug. 14 that would prevent individuals with property seized by either the Nazis during...