Tag: Yair Lapid

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Riga, Latvia, on Monday in discussions that had the top U.S. diplomat commending Israel’s diplomatic endeavors on the Russia-Ukraine front. “We...

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Monday that Israel will vote in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a statement on Twitter, Lapid said that...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday to discuss the situation in Ukraine. According to a State Department readout, the two foreign ministers discussed “the premeditated, unprovoked,...

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday accused Russia of “violating international order,” after the Kremlin invaded Ukraine. “Israel condemns the attack and is ready to provide humanitarian aid to the citizens of Ukraine,” Lapid tweeted. “Israel is...

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Monday that Israel would do “whatever we think is necessary” to ensure Iran does not become a nuclear threshold state. Speaking at the Conference of Presidents of Major...

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Thursday that nuclear talks with Iran are shifting into their “final phase,” and that despite Israeli reservations, a return to a nuclear agreement would make the region...

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer visited the site of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria on Thursday to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Lapid spoke in the presence of Austrian...

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid didn’t boast on social media about his meeting on Sunday with Palestinian Authority honcho Hussein al-Sheikh. The latter did so immediately, however. “I met this evening with … Lapid, and we discussed...

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh met on Sunday evening, according to the P.A. official. The two discussed “political and bilateral issues,” al-Sheikh tweeted. “I highlighted the need for a...

Last week, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid warned that Israel will face increasing allegations that it is an apartheid state in 2022, with the foreign minister saying that he fears that opponents of Israel will attempt...