Yair Lapid
Lapid tells US gov't that Netanyahu has 'safety net from him for hostage deal, Gaza ceasefire'
Opposition leader Yair Lapid has offered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a safety net to pass a hostage deal and ceasefire bill in the Knesset several times in 2025.
Bennett, Eisenkot's 'Change Bloc' could redefine Israel’s future, say leading scholars
Right-wing ministers call for West Bank annexation after countries recognize Palestine
No. 16: Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid: Leading Israel's opposition
Lapid, Eisenkot, Liberman, Golan officially form political bloc to defeat Netanyahu
The group agreed to establish a professional body to work on guidelines for the next government, a constitution, universal national service, and safeguarding Israel’s identity.
Netanyahu's 'Sparta' metaphor obscures Israel's wartime economic reality - analysis
Even with boycotts, sanctions, and embargoes making life harder, Israel will continue trading, innovating, and exporting, at the same time as it develops greater self-reliance.
Lapid: No two-state solution in the next decade after October 7
Yair Lapid stressed that Israel should prioritize defense before discussing optimistic future possibilities.
Lapid calls UN's treatment of Israel a 'diplomatic equivalent of a psychotic episode'
Lapid discussed the need to create a new organization of "democratic nations", while he pointed out the bias that exists towards Israel currently in the UN.
‘A flawless execution': Politicians, MKs commend Israeli strike on Hamas leadership in Doha
Israeli leaders from the coalition and opposition praised the IDF and Shin Bet strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, calling it historic and justified.
Lapid, Eisenkot agree to meet with 'Change Bloc' leaders to set guidelines for next gov't
With the next elections currently scheduled for October 2026, the "Change Bloc" aims to deepen coordination and begin formulating the basic principles for the next government.
'A terrible day of bloodshed': Israeli officials mourn deaths of four Armored Corps soldiers
Staff-Sergeant Uri Lamed, Sergeant Gadi Cotal, aged 20, and Sergeant Amit Arye Regev from Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut, were killed in a tank explosion.
An Opposition’s orchestra, or just rearranging furniture? - analysis
As the upcoming 2026 elections loom in the not-so-distant future, the politicking has already begun.
'Exactly like fascist militias': Netanyahu criticizes hostage deal protesters
"Netanyahu, maybe enough with the whining and your endless self-victimization? You are the most secure person in the Middle East," Opposition head Yair Lapid said in response.
Lapid: Netanyahu election win will be 'end of Zionism,' Israel to enter most critical year
"If we do not save the state now, in two years, there will be nothing left to save. The window of opportunity will close,” Lapid stressed.
'Qatargate': Police issue arrest warrant for US-based Qatari lobbyist
Footlik is suspected of indirectly paying Eli Feldstein's salary while Feldstein served as the prime minister's advisor.
