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Lapid calls for probe of Netanyahu chief of staff before he assumes UK ambassadorship

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Lapid: Coalition’s Oct. 7 probe designed to destroy evidence, mislead the public

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid says the politically appointed commission of inquiry into October 7 being promoted by Prime ...
The Times of Israel

Lapid tears into Netanyahu in Knesset clash, vows to stop ‘draft-dodging law’

Speaking minutes after Netanyahu, Lapid is repeatedly interrupted by coalition lawmakers, but presses on, branding the conscription proposal a “draft-dodging law” and accusing the prime minister and ...
PBS

Yair Lapid on the Future of Israeli Politics

Yair Lapid joins the program to discuss the future of Israeli politics. As leader and co-founder of Israel's centrist Blue and White Party, a coalition that won as many seats as Benjamin Netanyahu’s ...
The Atlantic

Yair Lapid’s Vision For a New Israeli Future

Yair Lapid is the next prime minister of Israel—at least on paper. According to the coalition agreement of the current Israeli government, he will assume office on August 27, 2023, replacing the ...
Newsweek

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid Credits Netanyahu as ‘Architect’ of Nation’s UAE Deal

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid credited Israel's former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the "architect" of the nation's deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to the Associated ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Yair Lapid tells US Jewish leaders he loves them, drawing a contrast with Netanyahu

Lapid sought to draw distinctions between himself and Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he is hoping to prevent from returning to office.. (JTA) — Yair Lapid called the people around the table “family” and ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

In first speech as Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid calls to stem extremism in politics

(JTA) — Yair Lapid might only be Israel’s interim prime minister, but he appears to be determined to maximize the position in the four months he is guaranteed to occupy it. In a speech delivered ...
CNN

A leader for all Israelis? Yair Lapid takes over as caretaker prime minister

Yair Lapid is used to being in the spotlight. The son of a prominent family, Lapid has dabbled in acting, screenwriting, music and even amateur boxing, before becoming best known to the Israeli public ...
CNN

Yair Lapid gets mandate to try to form next Israeli government

Centrist lawmaker Yair Lapid has been tasked with trying to form a new government in Israel, after longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to admit failure in his efforts to reach ...
The New York Times

Yair Lapid Won’t Be Israel’s Next Leader. But He’s the Power Behind the Throne.

If a new coalition government wins a confidence vote in Parliament on Sunday, Naftali Bennett will be Israel’s next prime minister. He wouldn’t be there without Yair Lapid. By Patrick Kingsley ...
The Atlantic

Yair Lapid: Extremist Violence Is a ‘Stain on Israel’

Yair Lapid will become Israel’s prime minister on August 27, 2023, if things go according to plan—which, in Israeli politics, they almost never do. But when Lapid—the architect of Israel’s current ...