Yair Lapid Headline

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.
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

Court rejects Netanyahu's request to ban new Toronto Film Festival documentary

MK Benny Gantz seen during a protest outside the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, against the government's planned judicial overhaul, on March 27, 2023.

Lapid, Netanyahu playing 'unifiers' in attempt to win back votes from Gantz - analysis

THOUSANDS PROTEST against the planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, on Saturday night. Men, women and children have taken to the streets and highways armed with nothing more than flags

Judicial reform protests disrupt JFNA assembly in Tel Aviv


Miri Regev to try to convince Lapid to attend Independence Day torch ceremony

This was reported after Lapid announced that he would not participate in the ceremony as a form of protest against the judicial reform and the government.

Miri  Regev

Lapid after Netanyahu briefing: I arrived worried, left even more worried

Lapid compared the security situation now with the 18 months the previous government was in power.

 Israeli foreign minister and Head of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid walks next to Head of opposition and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu at the assembly hall for a special session in memory of Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, on November 8, 2021.

Lapid: Funds will be redirected from gov't bodies for 'Ben-Gvir's private militia'

The opposition leader warned that the government will cut health, welfare and education budgets in order to fund Ben-Gvir's national guard

 Yair Lapid among those in protest

Iran likely to do small nuke enrichment to 90% to test West - Lapid

Lapid said that at this point the Islamic Republic's strategy is to continue to escalate the threat it poses but in a very incremental way.

Foreign Minister and Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid

Lapid trying to harm Israel's economy, Smotrich claims

Smotrich noted in a video that Lapid posted on Sunday in which he allegedly concluded that investments should be moved from Israel to Singapore.

 Head of the Religious Zionist Party MK Bezalel Smotrich  gives a press statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2021.

Lapid’s ‘change’ coalition couldn’t shield Israel from US reprimand

The implications from the election of right-wing officials in the latest election may be more than anticipated.

 US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signing the Jerusalem Declaration

Lapid visits Karish gas field after maritime deal with Lebanon signed

Israel's and Lebanon's governments signed the maritime border agreement last week that gives Israel 17% of revenue from Lebanon's field.

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid's visit to the Karish gas rig in the Mediterranean Sea

Lapid: UN's CIO report is antisemitic and written by antisemites

With Israel under a constant stream of criticisms from the United Nations, a new report was called blatantly antisemitic by Yair Lapid.

 Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks at the UN General Assembly in 2022.

Channel 14 actively promoting Likud, Yesh Atid claims in CEC appeal

The Yesh Atid party filed a petition to the Central Election Committee, demanding that Channel 14 news outlet be categorized as a political platform working on behalf of Likud.

 Opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening broadcast of Channel 14, November 27, 2021.

WATCH: Yair Lapid serenades son at wedding day after UN speech

Yoav, Lapid's son from his first marriage, had a small wedding only inviting only close friends and family. Yoav has a very private life and has been staying out of the press.

Foreign Minister and Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid