Lapid

Opposition leaders blast Benjamin Netanyahu unity government proposal as pre-election scam

Yair Lapid made the remarks at a faction press conference in the Knesset for the Together Party, of which he is a member, led by former prime minister Naftali Bennett.

Yair Lapid at faction press conference in the Knesset, Monday June 2026.
A convoy of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men rally against the military inscription, on road 1 outside of Jerusalem, June 24, 2026.

Israel's gov't must not serve interests of ultra-Orthodox party leaders, opposition heads declare

Former Israeli Prime Minister and head of newly merged 'Together' party, Naftali Bennet speaks at a press conference at the Israeli parliament on May 20, 2026 in Jerusalem.

Bennett forms AI advisory committee to boost Israel's national tech policy ahead of elections

Opposition leader Yair Lapid at faction press conference in the Knesset, Monday, May 17, 2026.

Lapid warns Likud MKs backing haredi draft bill from Netanyahu pressure will ‘not fall under radar'


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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (R). October 18, 2021.

Does passing budget guarantee Lapid will be PM? - analysis

Could recent political developments see Likud return to power in as little as two years?

 Foreign Minister Yair Lapid seen during a memorial ceremony marking 26 years since the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on October 18, 2021.

Pelosi reaffirms support for Israel in meeting with Lapid

“For many of us, it is in our DNA,” Pelosi said of support for Israel.

 FOREIGN MINISTER Yair Lapid visits US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, October 12, 2021

Biden administration to host Abraham Accords trilateral

Lapid will be in the US from October 12-14, on his first visit since taking office in May.

 ALTERNATE PRIME Minister Yair Lapid addresses his Knesset faction in July against the backdrop of his party slogan: ‘We came to change.’ (

Lapid to meet Blinken in Washington next week

Iran is likely to be a top item on the agenda for the meeting, with talks to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, as the Biden administration hoped to do, stalled for over four months.

 ALTERNATE PRIME Minister Yair Lapid addresses his Knesset faction in July against the backdrop of his party slogan: ‘We came to change.’ (

Letters to the Editor September 5, 2021: From US to Israeli politics

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

US withdrawal from Afghanistan was right move but done poorly - Lapid

"It was probably the right decision but wasn't performed in the right manner," said Lapid.

 A CH-46 Sea Knight military transport helicopter flies over Kabul, Afghanistan this week.