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Tag Archives: Yair Lapid
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid called Iranian president elect Raisi the “Butcher of Tehran” and “an extremist responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iranians”
JERUSALEM POST ‘Butcher of Tehran’ Raisi wins Iran election amid low turnout by Lahav Harkov, Reuters June 19, 2021 Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judge under US sanctions for human rights abuses, secured victory as expected on Saturday in Iran’s presidential … Continue reading
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Tagged Ebrahim Raisi, Iran, Yair Lapid
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“In regards to Iran, ignoring Republican opposition, Lapid said the US return to the 2015 nuclear agreement is a done deal”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) New government, new threats by Caroline Glick June 18, 2021 …Although Naftali Bennett is prime minister, the real power in the government is Foreign Minister and Prime Minister-designate Yair Lapid. Lapid controls 75% of … Continue reading
“Lapid railed at the dysfunction of the Netanyahu-Gantz government. Yet he and Bennett have set up one just as big and wasteful. What’s needed, paradoxically, is a bigger Knesset”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Why the champions of change are forming one of Israel’s most bloated governments by Haviv Rettig Gur June 12, 2021 …The sheer size and bloat of the new unity government — 28 cabinet ministers and six deputy … Continue reading
“The easiest way to figure out which side is telling the truth would be to read the coalition agreements signed by the parties set to join the Lapid-Bennett government”
ISRAEL HAYOM ( by agreement with JNS) What sort of government are Lapid and Bennett forming? by Caroline Glick June 6, 2021 The storm of controversy now engulfing Israel revolves around one question. What sort of government do Yair Lapid … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Caroline Glick, Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid
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PM-designate Bennett defends deal with Lapid: ‘My core vow was to get Israel out of the chaos’; retracts charge that Ra’am’s Abbas is ‘terror supporter,’ calls him honest, brave
TIMES OF ISRAEL Bennett: ‘I told my kids their father will be the most hated person in Israel’ by Raoul Wootliff June 4, 2021 In his first interview since signing an agreement that would see him lead a government to … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid
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Bennett, Abbas finalize coalition deal. New governing coalition has been formed and is prepared to replace Netanyahu
JERUSALEM POST Lapid tells Rivlin: I have succeeded in forming coalition with Bennett by Gil Hoffman June 3, 2021 A new governing coalition has been formed and is prepared to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opposition leader Yair Lapid officially … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett, Reuven Rivlin, Yair Lapid
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President Rivlin entrusted Lapid with forming a government on Wednesday; he will have 28 days to build a coalition, concluding on June 2
JERUSALEM POST Lapid, Bennett hope to form government within a week by Gil Hoffman May 5, 2021 Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett intend to engage in marathon talks to form a unity government beginning Thursday … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Ayelet Shaked, Benjamin Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid
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“There’s a cruel irony to this election: To win, each leader must cannibalize his own camp. But go too far and you hand the election to the other side”
TIMES OF ISRAEL In final push, Netanyahu and Lapid turn on their own camps by Haviv Rettig Gur March 10, 2021 …Two months ago, Netanyahu’s Likud was running an upbeat campaign focused on the vaccination campaign and national unity, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Likud, Shas, Yair Lapid
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“The new criticisms of the trust built between Netanyahu and Trump follow revelations that two of Gantz’s top advisers have repeatedly criticized Trump on Twitter, even comparing him to Hitler”
JNS Challengers Gantz and Lapid attack Netanyahu-Trump relationship by Alex Traiman February 19, 2020 Blue and White Party leaders Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid are establishing their diplomatic credentials in the immediate run-up to Israel’s March 2 election with an … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Donald Trump, Yair Lapid
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AIPAC, home of the big tent, opines on Israeli political party that doesn’t “reflect the core values that are the very foundation of the State of Israel”
ALGEMEINER Netanyahu: Criticism of Deal With Kahanist Party ‘Hypocrisy and Double Standards’ by Benjamin Kerstein February 23, 2019 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday struck out at critics of a deal he brokered with far-right Kahanist party Otzma Yehudit, … Continue reading
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