Tag: Yair Lapid
A mixed bag: The Bennett-Lapid government’s Mideast policies
As we head to Israel’s fifth election in less than four years, an examination of the Naftali Bennett-Yair Lapid coalition government’s foreign policy track record reveals both highlights and lowlights.
The most controversial foreign policy...
Biden: Israel-Lebanon deal sets stage for more stable, prosperous region
The Israel-Lebanon maritime border agreement sets the stage for a more stable Middle East, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday.
“As I said when this historic agreement was announced, it will secure the interests...
Israeli premier calls Australia’s flip-flop on Jerusalem recognition a ‘wretched move’
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday described as a “wretched move” the Australian government’s decision to walk back the country’s recognition of western Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, according to Hebrew-language media reports.
Lapid reportedly...
Lapid vows to amend Nation-State law if he remains premier after November
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Tuesday that if he is able to form a government following the Nov. 1 election, he would modify Israel’s Nation-State law, and ensure Jews cannot pray on...
Lapid says maritime deal decreases likelihood of war with Hezbollah as Netanyahu blasts ‘historic...
Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Wednesday evening that Israel’s new maritime agreement with Lebanon would decrease the likelihood of war with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
“We refused the final demands raised by the Lebanese government last...
Lapid: Maritime border agreement with Lebanon a ‘historic achievement’
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday lauded a prospective accord with Lebanon that would end a decade-plus-long dispute over natural gas-rich waters off the countries’ coastlines.
“This is a historic achievement that will strengthen...
Lapid rejects Lebanese ‘amendments’ to maritime border deal
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has rejected proposed changes by the Lebanese government to a maritime border and gas extraction agreement, a senior Israeli political source said on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Beirut nixed the draft...
Netanyahu: Lapid ‘surrendered’ to Hezbollah with Lebanon border deal
Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday slammed Israel’s emerging maritime border agreement with Lebanon, accusing Prime Minister Yair Lapid of caving in to Hezbollah, according to local media reports.
“Yair Lapid shamefully surrendered to...
UN Security Council hails Lapid’s ‘two-state’ commitment, questions Israeli couterterrorism ops
As the United Nations Security Council met on Wednesday, a recurrent theme emerged. Council members lauded Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s support for a two-state solution, while simultaneously expressing concern over growing instability in...
Lapid meets with Erdoğan, Guterres on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.N. Secretary General António Guterres on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session in New York.
During the first...