Posts Tagged: Yair Lapid
Israeli Party Yesh Atid Pushing Bill to Raise Election Threshold
Times of Israel - Israel has seen 33 governments in 65 years, with governments that often last barely half as long as their legally...
Must a Jewish State be Zionist?
Modern western states are slowly adapting to the idea that no one religion should dominate and all religions within them should be treated...
Yesh Atid Bill Seeks to Formally Establish Israel as a Jewish State
Ynet - Yesh Atid 's Ruth Calderon has submitted a bill giving the Declaration of Independence the legal status of a basic law, formally...
Jacob Frenkel Chosen as New Governor of the Bank of Israel
Jacob Frenkel has been chosen to succeed outgoing Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer. The decision, made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance...
Israeli Cabinet Approves 40% Gas Exports by Large Margin
Israel's cabinet Sunday approved Prime Minister Netanyahu's plan to export 40% of Israel's natural gas reserves, and increase the amount of gas to be...
Israeli Minister Lapid Criticizes Ally Naftali Bennett, Calls for Two State Solution
Jerusalem Post - Finance Minister Yair Lapid issued rare criticism of his ally, Economy and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett, when he said on Wednesday that...
Former Shin Bet Chief Outraged Over Nazi Photoshop Image of Finance Minister
Times of Israel - Former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon expressed outrage Tuesday at the circulation of an image on Facebook of Finance...
Israel’s Lapid Calls for Public Transportation on Shabbat
Ynet - "We need public transportation on Shabbat in secular neighborhoods and in secular cities," Finance Minister Yair Lapid said Thursday evening during a live...
Budget Cuts Force IDF to Cancel Reserve Call-Ups Until End of Year
JTA - JERUSALEM— The Israeli military canceled the call-up of reserve forces for the rest of the year following massive cuts in the defense budget. The...
Netanyahu Fires Back at Finance Minister Lapid, Defends Record on Economy
Jerusalem Post - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu fired back at Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid in the Knesset on Monday for saying last week...
Knesset Members Join Israel’s Anti-Austerity Protests
Ynet - "This protest is nothing like what we saw in 2011. It's fiercer, more political. After two years of a change in...
Lapid Signs Agreement With Histadrut Labor Union Over Budget
Times of Israel - Finance Minister Yair Lapid signed a compromise agreement with Histadrut Labor Union head Ofer Eini over the controversial proposed...
Israeli Government Budget Proposal Includes Unprecedented Taxes, Extensive Cuts
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid has presented the Israeli government with his ministry's final budget proposal for 2013-2014, outlining aggressive cuts and a series of...
Israel’s Yesh Atid Opposes Peace Treaty Referendum, Effectively Blocking Proposal
Ynet - The Yesh Atid faction, headed by Finance Minister Yair Lapid, decided on Monday to oppose Economy and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett's...
