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Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks during a Yesh Atid Party faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 13, 2023. Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90.

Lapid meets with Jewish leaders in New York

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Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid met with American Jewish leaders in New York on Monday as part of a United States trip intended to repair ties amid a divisive debate on judicial reform back...
From left: Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid, National Unity leader Benny Gantz, Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli and Yisrael Beitenu chief Avigdor Liberman meet to discuss strategy, March 13, 2023. Source: Yair Lapid/Twitter.

Opposition leaders to boycott final votes on judicial reform

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Opposition leaders meeting on Monday declared that they would boycott future parliamentary votes on the Netanyahu government’s judicial reform plan. Opposition leader and Yesh Atid Party Chairman Yair Lapid, National Unity Party Chairman Benny Gantz,...
Then-Blue and White Party leaders Yair Lapid (left) and Benny Gantz attend a faction meeting at the opening of the 22nd Knesset in Jerusalem, Oct. 3, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Lapid, Gantz reject any talks on judicial reforms unless legislation halted

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Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid and National Unity Party chief Benny Gantz rejected on Monday any negotiations over the government’s judicial reform proposal unless the accompanying legislative process grinds to a complete halt. “All our...
Outgoing Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, Dec. 22, 2022. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Lapid extends political backing to planned strike over judicial reforms

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Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid extended political backing on Wednesday to a planned general strike next week over the government’s judicial reform plan. “On Monday, we will head to Jerusalem to defend and fight for...
Hadash-Ta'al party leaders: Aymen Odeh (center) and Ahmad Tibi (right). (Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Ayman Odeh and coalitions of hate

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On Dec. 9, MK Ayman Odeh met in New York with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The meeting was arranged by the PLO’s mission to the U.N. Odeh heads the Hadash Party and is...
Benjamin Netanyahu during a plenum session in Israel's parliament. Dec. 13, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu: This will be a ‘liberal-nationalist’ government

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Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday rejected criticism that his coalition will pursue a right-wing extremist agenda. During a Knesset plenum, Netanyahu said, “Everyone will live in accordance with their own faith. This will...
Israeli Prime Minister and Yesh Atid party head Yair Lapid. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Lapid calls for protests against prospective Netanyahu government

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Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid Party on Tuesday called on supporters to attend protests planned for this weekend against the emerging government of Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu. “We’re done being upset by...
Noam Party Chairman Avi Maoz speaks at the Knesset, Dec. 5, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Noam Party leader condemns Lapid-led campaign as ‘incitement to rebellion’

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Avi Maoz, chairman of the Noam Party, responded Monday to criticism of his appointment at the Ministry of Education, labeling it “an attempt to prevent the prime minister-designate from forming the sole legitimate elected...

Lapid to concede election defeat in call to Netanyahu

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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is expected to concede defeat in the national elections during a call with opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday afternoon, according to Walla. Lapid has instructed his Yesh Atid party members...

Lapid ‘behaved like a cannibalistic pig,’ says senior member of his center-left bloc

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As the results of Tuesday’s general election in Israel began to solidify on Wednesday, senior officials in Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s political bloc harshly criticized his failed campaign. “ behaved like a cannibalistic pig who...