Yair Lapid
![MK Yair Lapid outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, June 15, 2024.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/07/16/575b2150-4366-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h267_w400.jpg)
Trump's recent assassination attempt underscores the need for democracies to address the toxic rhetoric that paints political opponents as "enemies of the people."
![Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/01/2251f1f0-37c7-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h381_w680.jpeg)
Opinion, Politics
Despite easily leading in every poll, the opposition is struggling to form a potential coalition of its own. Here’s why.
![Yair Lapid.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/08/b49f8b50-3d1f-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h4000_w6000.jpg)
Politics, Hostage Deal
The opposition leader said that his party would prevent Netanyahu's government from falling if he moved ahead with a hostage deal and Smotrich and Ben Gvir left the coalition.
![Israeli elections. Illustration.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/05/04835930-3aa0-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h3109_w4976.jpg)
Elections, Polls
A new poll conducted for Maariv by Menachem Lazar shows Avigdor Liberman's party edging out Yair Lapid 14-13.
![Yair Lapid.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/01/91da1aa0-37ab-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h4000_w6000.jpg)
Politics
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said in response to a question by JFeed that "so long as (the Charedim) accept the (coalition) principles, there is no problem in sitting with them."
![Submarine in the water off the coast of Haifa](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/24/2b3774b0-3228-11ef-b326-875a4c3cecda__h268_w400.jpg)
Netanyahu, Yair Lapid
Long-submerged submarine saga resurfaces.
![MK Yair Lapid](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/17/f883d3f0-2cb0-11ef-b326-875a4c3cecda__h331_w650.jpg)
Yair Lapid, Haredi Draft Law
MK Yair Lapid urged Knesset members to stay in the Knesset day and night until his version of an Haredi draft law is passed.
![Liberman, Sa'ar, and Lapid planning to bring down the government.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/29/cef5e6d0-1db6-11ef-ae3e-5ba489b5eb8e__h331_w650.webp)
Politics
Following Avigdor Liberman's call to form a "war room" to bring down the government, Liberman, Lapid, and Sa'ar met to form a plan to do so and called on Gantz to join them.
![Avigdor Liberman.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/27/174b38d0-1c28-11ef-90bc-6511137cc1af__h4000_w6000.jpg)
Politics
Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman offered to work together with Gantz and Lapid to bring down the government.
![Yair Lapid.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/24/7f3db490-19da-11ef-ae3e-5ba489b5eb8e__h3687_w5531.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, International Court of Justice
Opposition leader Yair Lapid expressed outrage at the ICJ ruling calling for a halt to operations in Rafah, while criticizing the government for failing to ensure broader international support.
![Communications Minister defends seizure of AP equipment](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/21/bbc422d0-1784-11ef-ae3e-5ba489b5eb8e__h4000_w6000.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Al-Jazeera
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi responded sharply to Opposition Leader Yair Lapid's criticism of Israel's seizure of AP equipment on the grounds of violating the al-Jazeera law. Details below.
![Yair Lapid.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/20/f32de730-16dd-11ef-90bc-6511137cc1af__h3687_w5531.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, International Criminal Court
In a post for X, Lapid called the comparison between Netanyahu and Hamas in the ICC Prosecutor's move for arrest warrants "outrageous."
![Yair Lapid](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/14/28af3b10-11da-11ef-ae3e-5ba489b5eb8e__h331_w650.jpg)
Yair Lapid, Northern Front
Lapid wrote this morning on his Twitter account: "Independence Day will not be complete if the Israeli government does not announce that on September 1 the residents of the North are returning to their homes."
![Yair Lapid](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/21/de5ec610-ffc4-11ee-aef9-dd72173416da__h331_w650.jpg)
US Sanctions on Israel
Yair Lapid condemned the sanctions that the US is seeking to impose on the Netzah Yehuda Battalion, blaming Ben Gvir and Smotrich for the move. In reality, the US is angry about an incident that took place during the Bennett-Lapid government.
![Netanyahu and Gantz](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/16/3217c910-fbeb-11ee-aef9-dd72173416da__h331_w650.png)
Survey
A new survey by Direct Polls published on Channel 14 shows that Netanyahu continues to climb opening a gap on Gantz, while Lapid remains at about 11 seats. Israelis were also asked what they thought regarding a counter-attack on Iran.
![Lapid and Blinken.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/08/38f635d0-f5cb-11ee-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War, Hostages
Lapid told Blinken that "all Israeli citizens are united round the call to return the hostages."
![Benny Gantz.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/25/4e8fd0e0-eacc-11ee-a0b8-59c8fdf35245__h1496_w2244.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Elections
Lapid says that six months is too long to wait for elections, while Likud calls Gantz's call "petty politics."
![Lapid and Biden in Jerusalem](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/02/59e19820-f0f3-11ee-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.jpeg)
Yair Lapid
Opposition leader Yair Lapid has embarked on a political visit to Washington, D.C. during which he will meet with senior government officials.
![Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/14/8c18c6e0-e227-11ee-87ff-7f8f8e59a688__h4000_w6000.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Politics
The Likud also stated that "contrary to Schumer's statement, the Israeli public supports complete victory over Hamas."
![Government during the final budget vote.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/13/ac7288b0-e14e-11ee-87ff-7f8f8e59a688__h3851_w5774.jpg)
Budget, Knesset
Minister Avi Dichter previously threatened to vote no, but ultimately changed his mind and voted in favor of the budget bill.