Posts Tagged: Yair Lapid
Israeli Billionaire Idan Ofer Hired Private Intelligence Company Black Cube to Spy on Israeli Officials, Report Says
CTech - Israeli business magnate Idan Ofer has contracted Israeli surveillance company Black Cube to spy on Israeli lawmakers and officials in the country's judicial...
Netanyahu Rebukes MK Who Said Israel Should Be Governed by Jewish Law
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday publicly rebuked an MK and potential government minister who called for Israel to be governed by Jewish law,...
Netanyahu Fires Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired two of his top cabinet ministers on Sunday in another twist to Israel’s recent political upheavals. According to Israeli news...
How to Save Israeli Democracy From Netanyahu
Israeli politics has often been made in the streets, and if Saturday night’s demonstration in Tel Aviv against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “immunity law” --...
Israelis Protest Moves to Grant Netanyahu Immunity, Limit Supreme Court
Thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday against legislative steps that could grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from prosecution and limit the power of the...
Polish Prime Minister: Reparations for Jewish Property Stolen During the Holocaust Would Be ‘Victory for Hitler’
The Prime Minister of Poland has declared that paying compensation for Jewish property stolen during the Holocaust would be a “victory for Hitler” and he...
‘We Will Turn the Knesset Into a Battlefield:’ Lapid, Gantz Pledge to Stay United Despite Election Loss
New Israeli opposition leaders Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid pledged to keep their new Blue and White party together in order to “turn the Knesset into...
With Less Than 24 Hours Until Vote, Gantz and Netanyahu Appeal to Voters From Smaller Parties
With less than 24 hours until polls open, the Likud party leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Blue and White party head, former IDF chief...
‘Shame on You’: Top Israeli Politicians Slam European Union for Golan Policy
Several top Israeli politicians criticized the European Union on Wednesday after it reiterated its position that it did not recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan...
Considering the National Interest in the Coming Elections
Despite the high-pitched abuse being exchanged between the principal contenders, the Likud and Blue and White parties, this Israeli election paradoxically highlights the unity of...
At English-Language Event in Tel Aviv, Lapid Voices Alarm Over Growing Partisanship in US on Israel Support
Blue and White joint list co-leader Yair Lapid expressed concern to an English-speaking audience in Tel Aviv on Wednesday that Israel was "losing the Democrats”...
New Israeli Poll Shows Right-Wing Bloc Still Ahead After Netanyahu Indictment Announcement
A new poll shows that if Israeli elections were held today, the right-wing bloc would still come out ahead of the center-left opposition, allowing Prime...
Snap Poll: New Gantz-Lapid Unity Party Running Six Seats Ahead of Netanyahu’s Likud
A poll taken just after the dramatic announcement that two leading Israeli opposition parties will merge for the country's upcoming elections shows the new Blue...
Former PM Ehud Barak on Gantz-Lapid Merger: ‘This Is a Very Happy and Important Day’
Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak praised on Thursday Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid for their decision to merge their Israel Resilience and Yesh Atid parties...
