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Lapid to speak at Friends of IDF gala in New York

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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will attend and speak at the Friends of the IDF (FIDF) New York gala on Sept. 20. The speech will be part of Lapid’s first visit to the United States...
The Arrow 3 missile-defense system is tested in Alaska on July 28, 2019. Credit: Israeli Defense Ministry.

Lapid to visit Germany to discuss procurement of Israel’s Arrow-3 missile-defense system

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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is expected to travel to Germany in the coming weeks to discuss, among other things, Berlin’s request to procure a missile-defense system from either Israel or the United States,...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah, on May 7, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Abbas walks back comments accusing Israel of committing ‘50 Holocausts’

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Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas walked back comments made in Germany on Tuesday accusing Israel of committing “50 Holocausts” against the Palestinians. In a statement released Wednesday, Abbas called the Holocaust “the most heinous crime...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey on March 9, 2022. Source: Isaac Herzog/Twitter.

Israel and Turkey to restore full diplomatic ties

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Israel and Turkey will restore full diplomatic relations in a process that will include the return of ambassadors and consuls general, according to a statement on Wednesday from Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s office. “Upgrading...
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid gives a statement to the media after a farewell ceremony for U.S. President Joe Biden at Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on July 15, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Lapid slams as ‘monstrous lie’ Abbas’s claim that Israel perpetrated ‘50 Holocausts’ against Palestinians

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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid early on Wednesday slammed as a “monstrous lie” comments made the day before by Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas, who claimed following a meeting with Germany’s chancellor in Berlin...
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Photographer RM/Shutterstock.

Lapid’s threats against Russia ‘not helpful’ amid Jewish Agency row

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Russia-Israel tensions have intensified in recent days as Moscow appears primed to force the “dissolution” of Jewish Agency for Israel operations in the country. An Israeli delegation prepared to head to Moscow with a...
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid leads the weekly Cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on July 24, 2022. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Lapid: Shuttering Jewish Agency in Russia could have ‘serious impact on diplomatic relations’

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned on Sunday that the shuttering of the Jewish Agency’s offices in Russia could have “a serious impact” on diplomatic relations between Jerusalem and Moscow. An Israeli delegation was set to...
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with head of the Ra'am Party, Mansour Abbas, in the Knesset assembly hall on June 21, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Report: Lapid rules out cooperation with ‘extremists’ Otzma Yehudit, Ra’am

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In an apparent about-face, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid ruled out on Wednesday the possibility of forming a coalition with the far-right Otzma Yehudit and Islamist Ra’am parties for the Nov. 1 elections. Speaking at...
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on July 3, 2022. Photo: Marc Israel Sellem.

Lapid: Hezbollah’s aggression ‘unacceptable,’ could lead to regional escalation

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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned on Tuesday that Hezbollah was putting Lebanon and its citizens in danger with its attacks on Israel. Speaking during a tour of the Israeli military’s Northern Command and northern...
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid attends a state ceremony commemorating those killed during the 2014 war against Hamas, on July 10, 2022 in Jerusalem. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO

Israel marks eight years since ‘Operation Protective Edge’ against Hamas

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Israel has adopted a “zero tolerance” policy regarding terrorism emanating from the Gaza Stip and will respond immediately to any such hostile activity, Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday night. He was speaking at a...