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Editor's Notes: Israel turned right after Oct. 7, Bennett turned left - comment

The cultural tide has turned harder than the political class wants to admit, and it has turned in a direction Bennett’s new vehicle was not built to ride.

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Bennett saw what Israelis wanted. He chose the opposite. Then-prime minister Yair Lapid with alternate prime minister Naftali Bennett at a government cabinet meeting in 2022.
Yair Lapid, leader of the opposition in the Israeli government joins a rally supporting the Israeli military draft and calling for ultra-Orthodox Jews to enlist for military service, in Jerusalem on January 15, 2026.

Lapid slams government for advancing controversial legislation during wartime, harming unity

The government has been advancing a law it claims will conscript haredim into the IDF. “They promised us, they told reporters that they would only bring laws related to the war,” Lapid said.

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Opposition leader MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 9, 2026

Lapid says Netanyahu falsified security protocols to deflect Oct. 7 blame, urges investigation

“The recommendations of Ronen Bar and Herzi Halevi came following particularly urgent and serious intelligence warnings about Hamas preparing for combat in Gaza,” Lapid said.

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Yair Lapid and Gadi Eisenkot embrace at draft law protests in Jerusalem on January 15, 2026.

Gadi Eisenkot pushing for unified list with Bennett, Lapid to rival Netanyahu's Likud

Eisenkot’s office confirmed his proposal to the rival party leaders to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday, after it was initially reported on N12. 

|ByKESHET NEEV, TOBIAS HOLCMAN

Yair Lapid officially becomes Prime Minister of Israel

Before the ceremony of Lapid's transition to prime minister, the Yesh Atid leader paid a visit to Yad Vashem.

JUNE 30, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Bennett, Lapid and their families participated in a small ceremony for Lapid's transition to prime minister.

Lapid to Borrell: Iran trip shows a worrying disregard for Israel

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid issued the charge against Borrell in an exchange of written email messages.

JUNE 26, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Yair Lapid at a weekly cabinet meeting, June 12, 2022

Lapid: Israel will not be a route to bypass Russia sanctions

Putin, Bennett discuss possible Ukraine-Russia ceasefire • Zelensky’s chief of staff praises Israeli mediation efforts.

MARCH 14, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid makes a public statement on the Russia-Ukraine crisis at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem,February 24, 2022.

Meretz MK to become Israel’s highest ranking female Arab diplomat

Meretz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi will be the first Israeli Arab woman to hold such a senior diplomatic position.

FEBRUARY 22, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
MK GHAIDA RINAWIE ZOABI attends a Special Committee on Arab Society Affairs meeting, in the Knesset in June

Israeli embassy to Ukraine evacuates to Lviv

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett repeated his request that cabinet ministers do not comment on the situation in Ukraine.

FEBRUARY 22, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israeli embassy moves from Kyiv to Lviv amid Russia-Ukraine tensions.

Lapid: ‘Everyone in their right minds’ must oppose IRGC ban reversal in Iran Deal

“If the IRGC isn’t a terrorist organization, what are they? A folk dancing troupe?” the Minister of Foreign Affairs said in a Yesh Atid function.

FEBRUARY 21, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (L) and Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy (R), 3 November 2021.

Lapid tweets to Iranian FM about regime's 'evil essence'

It was unclear which of Lapid's remarks Amirabdollahian found disturbing. A day earlier, Lapid said that negotiations for Iran to return to the 2015 nuclear deal were unlikely to end well for Israel.

JANUARY 4, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Foreign Minister and Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid at his faction's meeting, December 13, 2021.

Lapid’s Jewish Agency chairman deadline today

There is a strong possibility that the committee will receive a request from Lapid to extend the deadline.

NOVEMBER 17, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at the Knesset, November 15, 2021.

Bennett to Christians: Radical Islam wants to take over the world

Isaac Herzog stated that one year after signing the Abraham Accords, there is great progress in developing relations with new allies.

NOVEMBER 11, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sits next to alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid as he speaks during the first weekly cabinet meeting of his new government in Jerusalem June 20, 2021.

Lapid denies shift in policy after J Street meeting

J Street brought a delegation of Members of the US Congress to the Knesset on Monday, where they met with Yair Lapid and other politicians.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (R). October 18, 2021.