Yair Lapid
Lapid rejects Democrats merger, says divide with Yair Golan mirrors gap with Netanyahu
Lapid said that the difference between him and Golan is comparable to the difference between him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “They are Left-wing, I am Center,” he said.
Why did Lapid launch 'doom campaign' before election was even called? - analysis
Bennett’s poll surge could be pushing him toward Likud, Yesh Atid MK warns
If Iran regime survives, Hamas will rearm, become threat to Israel again, Graham tells 'Post'
Benny Gantz advances ‘no Ra’am, no Ben-Gvir’ election campaign amid weak polling
Blue and White released a series of videos described as “nightmare scenarios” that it claimed would occur if “a government controlled by extremists comes to power again.”
Education Ministry mulls mandatory display of PM's photo in classrooms
The Education Ministry considers a new policy requiring portraits of government officials in classrooms, sparking debate amid rising political tensions.
Growing contradictions at the heart of Israel’s liberal camp - opinion
Israeli liberal leaders push policies that clash with democratic principles, showing differing ways of how they treat different communities.
Knesset legal advisor demands Finance Ministry probe into unauthorized fund transfers
The demand was made following a High Court of Justice hearing on petitions challenging the government’s transfer of more than NIS 1 billion in earmarked funds to haredi schools.
Knesset stole billions from Israelis to fund haredi schools, Lapid claims
“The money was transferred to schools that do not teach the core curriculum, that are subject to no oversight of any kind, in violation of the law,” Lapid said.
Millions transferred to haredi schools without Knesset approval, state admits to court
During the hearing, a state representative acknowledged that a significant portion of the funds had already been transferred prior to the Finance Committee discussion.
Knesset rejects Yesh Atid bill to nationalize KKL, Lapid accuses rivals of 'corruption'
Lapid cited systemic corruption “of the worst kind” as the reason for leaving.
From yellow badges to ‘extermination ovens’: Toxic rhetoric of haredi draft protests - editorial
The latest affront occurred on Sunday when UTJ chairperson Yitzhak Goldknopf compared enforcing yeshiva students’ conscription to “placing a yellow badge on them.”
How Israel's migration figures are liable to affect the next election results - opinion
The figures show that the number of Israelis who left Israel for in excess of nine months in the years 2023-2025 is around 211,000.
Lapid, Chikli: US arrest of Maduro a message to Iranian regime
Opposition leader Yair Lapid and Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli praised the US arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, warning the Iranian regime of the consequences of narcoterrorism.
