Tag: Yair Lapid
Legal experts: Opponents of Israel to push for ‘apartheid’ designation in 2022
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...
Lapid and Macron talk about return to Iran deal, among other pressing topics
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid talked with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday evening, specifically discussing the ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna surrounding a possible return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, according to...
Blinken speaks with Lapid amid fresh round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid on Wednesday about a number of diplomatic matters, especially security.
According to the State Department, the two leaders discussed “a range of...
Lapid: ‘Without peace talks, 2022 will likely see Israel designated apartheid state’
Israeli Foreign Minister on Monday called for a diplomatic dialogue with the Palestinians, citing concerns that otherwise international organizations may designate Israel and apartheid state.
In a press briefing, Lapid said the Diplomatic-Security Cabinet would...
Lapid to Turkey: Shut down Hamas offices on your soil
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday evening responded to the recent discovery of a Hamas terrorist network in Judea and Samaria and in eastern Jerusalem by delivering a message to Turkey.
“Hamas’s offices in Istanbul need...
Lapid condemns ‘horrifying anti-Semitic incident’ in Poland
Nationalist protesters called for Jews to be killed or expelled from Poland at a rally in the central Polish city of Kalisz on Thursday.
Protesters at the rally, held to mark Poland’s Independence Day, blasted...
Did Bennett’s J Street meeting help Israel’s efforts to hold onto Democratic support?
In its 15 years of existence, the left-wing lobby J Street has won many public-relations victories and almost none when it came to policy. Its impact in Washington has, for the most part, been...
Lapid meets with J Street-led Democrat trip, including vocal critics of Israel
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with a visiting congressional delegation of Democrats on Monday organized by J Street.
The delegation was comprised of Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Ct.) Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Melania...
Bennett, Lapid united in opposing reopening of US consulate in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid presented a united front on Saturday with regard to the reopening of a U.S. consulate in Jerusalem.
Speaking during a joint press conference after the...
Lapid concludes US visit, meetings with legislators and Jewish organizational leaders
During the third and final day of his visit to the United States on Thursday, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with an array of lawmakers and Jewish groups, including leaders of member organizations...