Yair Lapid
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid (right) and former prime minister Naftali Bennett at a press conference announcing their joint run in the coming elections, in Herzliya, central Israel, April 26, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 27, 2026, 10:13 am
Bennett, Lapid join forces for election bid
Bennett invites Eisenkot to join new party, says ‘era of division is over’.
By SAM SOKOL
Yair Lapid. Photo: Niv Musman/GPO
September 4, 2023, 6:34 am
Lapid going to US
Netanyahu has reportedly instructed all cabinet ministers to avoid travelling to the United States, and to avoid meeting US government officials if they do, until he is invited to the White House.
By LAZAR BERMAN
Police fire water cannons at anti-overhaul protesters on Jerusalem's Begin Highway. Photo: Times of Israel
July 27, 2023, 9:12 am
Chaos and condemnation follow vote
Reasonableness legislation passes knesset as nation erupts.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin addresses the Knesset plenum ahead of the final readings of the "reasonableness" bill, July 24, 2023. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
July 24, 2023, 8:55 pm
Israel’s coalition begins vote to usher first part of judicial overhaul into law
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid: 'With this government it is impossible to reach agreements that preserve Israeli democracy'
By TOI STAFF
Opposition leader Yair Lapid arrives at the Jerusalem District Court to testify in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
June 19, 2023, 7:18 am
‘I don’t envy you’
Parts of the hearing took on a political tone, with Hadad asking Lapid about his relationship with Netanyahu and whether it was defined by "abhorrence".
By TOI STAFF
Protesters in Tel Aviv on May 27. Photo: Jack Guez/AFP
June 6, 2023, 7:21 am
Judicial talks resume amid storm of criticism
In a joint statement, the Yesh Atid and National Unity parties stressed that while dialogue is the only solution, "We made it clear that continuing with talks is conditional upon the possibility of making progress."
By CARRIE KELLER-LYNN, LAZAR BERMAN and TOI STAFF
Finance committee head Moshe Gafni and Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich at a hearing on the state budget in April 16. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
May 22, 2023, 7:19 am
Cabinet approves NIS 13.7b for Charedim
Opposition leader Yair Lapid called the amount and allocation of coalition funds "irresponsible and corrupt", and a robbery of public money.
By SHARON WROBEL 
Protesters in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2023. Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90
May 14, 2023, 7:18 am
Israelis take to streets for 18th week in row
"We'll leave no stone unturned to see if there's a chance to reach a historic agreement that will be with us for a hundred years into the future..."
By AJN STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset on May 1. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
May 9, 2023, 7:19 am
Knesset summer session opens with slanging match
Shortly before Netanyahu made those remarks, Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman warned that the survival of the government depended on the overhaul being passed.
President Isaac Herzog hosts delegations from Likud, Yesh Atid and National Unity for judicial negotiations at his residence in Jerusalem. Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO
March 29, 2023, 3:02 pm
Coalition, opposition representatives hold first talks on judicial overhaul
PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to pause the legislation after his firing of Defence Minister Yoav Gallant sparked impromptu protests and strikes across the country
By Ash Obel and Jacob Magid
Israelis protest against Israel's new government in Tel Aviv. Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90
January 12, 2023, 10:37 am
Judicial overhaul to be passed by end of March
Once there is general agreement among the different coalition parties, the legislation will be submitted.
By JEREMY SHARON, TOI STAFF and Ash Obel
MK Zvika Fogel at the Knesset in November, 2022. Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90
January 12, 2023, 9:37 am
Far-right MK calls for arrest of Lapid, Gantz
Israeli President Isaac Herzog vowed to protect the values laid out in Israel's Declaration of Independence.
Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu on November 2, 2022 (left) and Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2022. Photos: AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov; Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90
November 4, 2022, 9:46 am
Conceding defeat, Lapid wishes Netanyahu luck ‘for the sake of the Israeli people’
Final election results show Likud leader to head 64-strong right-religious bloc in 120-seat Knesset despite only narrow lead in overall vote, as Meretz, Balad fall below threshold
By AMY SPIRO
Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his wife Sara cast their ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem in the country's fifth election in less than four years on November 1, 2022. Photo: Ronaldo Schemidft/AFP via Times of Israel
November 2, 2022, 10:12 am
Exit polls show win for Netanyahu and far-right allies
The religious/right bloc led by Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu is forecast to muster 61-62 seats in 120-member Knesset, with Religious Zionism predicted to win up to 15 seats, but the actual tally could remake the picture.
Yair Lapid at the conference in Tel Aviv. Photo: Elad Gutman
October 27, 2022, 8:28 am
Lapid warns against far-right coalition
Prime Minister Yair Lapid has warned that 'the end of democracy' is no longer a threat, but rather 'the election promise' of Netanyahu.
By CARRIE KELLER-LYNN and   ASH OBEL & TOI STAFF
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