Yesh Atid

Report: Likud Officials Fed Up with Lapid

Senior Likud members are fed up with the behavior of Yesh Atid and are hinting that there will be changes in the coalition if this keeps up.

Lapid: Anyone Who Helps Me is My 'Brother'

Finance Minister addresses recent tensions with Bennett, says that anyone who helps him improve life for the middle class is an ally.

Lapid Slammed for Hypocrisy over Blood-Donation Racism Row

Critics deride Yesh Atid head's 'outrage' over blood donor criteria - which were approved by one of his party’s ministers.

Orbach: Dispute with Yesh Atid a ‘Passing Storm’

Orbach on Jewish Home-Yesh Atid fighting, standing up to Obama, and an intermediate agreement.

Labor MK to Lapid: Don't Play Games on Our Back

MK Eitan Cabel tells Finance Minister that the Labor party has no business in the coalition at the present time.

Likud MK Moshe Kahlon to Form New Political Party in 2017

MK said to be forming new Center-Left party, a la Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid.

Jewish Home Retracts Gay Benefits Veto

Bill giving equal tax benefits to gay parents will have preliminary vote Wednesday after Jewish Home removes veto.

Knesset Committee: Mandatory AIDS Testing For Pregnant Women

Israel AIDS Task Force tests all Knesset MKs in push to mandate HIV screenings

Bennett: Likud to Decide on Jail for Hareidi Draft Dodgers

Bennett: Likud will ultimately decide whether hareidi draft-dodgers are sent to jail, or receive economic sanctions instead.

Report: Draft-Dodging Sanctions to Be Economic, Not Criminal

New draft law for hareidi-religious sector set to impose economic sanctions - not criminal punishment - against draft-dodgers.

Orbach: Blame the Arabs, Not Jewish Home

Minister for Senior Citizens Uri Orbach hits back at those blaming his party for the failure of peace talks with the Palestinian Authority.

Yaakov Peri Says Relationship with Jewish Home Untenable

Yesh Atid minister slams nationalist coalition partners, says sooner or later, one of them will have to go.

MK Chetboun: We Should End Yesh Atid Alliance

In an interview, Jewish Home Party MK Yoni Chetboun said that his party should reconsider its alliance with Yesh Atid

Jewish Home MK: Time to Break Alliance With Yesh Atid

MK Yoni Chetboun expands on previous comments, calls on his party to seek alternative alliances "to promote Jewish identity".

Lapid and Bennett Friendly Again

Heads of Secularist Yesh Atid and religious Zionist Bayit Yehudi meet, agree on hareidi draft bill.

Civil Marriage Threatens Lapid-Bennett Alliance

Bayit Yehudi may end its alliance with Lapid’s Yesh Atid party over attempts to institute civil marriage, same-sex marriage, MK says.

MK Praises Civil Marriage: ‘The Time has Come’

Yesh Atid MK recalls her 30-second US marriage ceremony with satisfaction, calls for civil ceremonies in Israel.

Holocaust Survivors in Poverty as Agency Sits on Their Assets

Agency in charge of restitution of pre-Israel property of Holocaust victims currently has billions in assets that are not being claimed.

Activists to Bayit Yehudi: Time to Wake Up

Activists with Regavim call on the Bayit Yehudi party to “wake up,” break its ties to Yesh Atid.

Netanyahu Against Piron's Plan to Cancel Matriculation Exams

Education Minister Shai Piron plans to cancel many matriculation exams, but is expected to face strong opposition from the Prime Minister.

Bennett: Good Thing Pioneers Weren’t Like Livni

In spite of left-wing opposition, gov't approves Judea and Samaria towns as part of "national priority" list.

Lapid Suspends MK for Abstaining During Knesset Vote

MK Adi Koll went with her conscience and abstained on the Governance Bill, angering Lapid who suspended her.

Gafni Apologizes to Calderon After Telling Her to 'Shut Up'

MK Moshe Gafni has apologized to MK Ruth Calderon after he told her to “shut up” during a heated Knesset debate on Wednesday.

Two Years Later, Social Protest in Tel Aviv's Streets

Leftist-organized protest that lured hundreds of thousands in 2011, weakened economy, expected to be low key.

Change in Govt. Rules Could Hurt Arab Parties

The Ministerial Law Committee approved a law to change the method of government in Israel, making politics more difficult for small parties.

Lapid: Bennett is Wrong on Palestinian State

Finance Minister Yair Lapid says he disagrees with Economy Minister Naftali Bennett about the idea of a Palestinian state.

Yesh Atid: No Civil Marriage Without Same-Sex Marriage

Yesh Atid says it will vote down a proposal to allow civil marriage if same-sex couples are not included.

Perry Criticizes Yaalon for Dismissing 'Arab Peace Initiative'

Science Minister Yaakov Perry says Yaalon's dismissal of the Arab peace initiative "distances us from the negotiating table."

Yesh Atid MK Slams 'Settlement' and 'Occupation'

MK Ofer Shelah slams the settlement enterprise as an obstacle to peace, attacks “Israeli occupation”.

Yesh Atid’s Lipman: Giving Up Settlements Will Hurt

MK says love of the land of Israel can go hand-in-hand with support for Israeli withdrawals, PA state.

Livni Wants Lapid's Help against 'Danonism'

Justice Minister wants to form a 'peace coalition' vis-a-vis Danny Danon and his views.

Bill: Cops May Enter Noisy Homes without Warrant

Knesset passes bill that would allow police to break into a home and search it, if it is too noisy.

Lapid: I'm Committed to 'Two-State Solution'

Finance Minister tells French Foreign Minister his party is committed to the “two-state solution” to end the Israeli-Arab conflict.

Lapid: Equal Army Service or this Gov't is History

Finance Minister Yair Lapid flexes political muscle, calls on coalition partners to “stop playing this game.”

Yesh Atid Threatens to Bolt Coalition

Marathon ministerial discussion breaks up in disagreement over criminal sanctions against hareidim who do not enlist.

Perry C'tee: Hesder Yeshivas Win Reprieve

Period of military service for Hesder yeshivas will not be lengthened to 22 months, but only to 17.

Yesh Atid MK Shares Thoughts on Leftist Tour

Yesh Atid MKs tour Jerusalem with the Geneva Initiative; MK Calderon shares her thoughts.

Israelis March against Austerity Budget

2,000 people gathered in central Tel Aviv, their ire focused on finance minister Yair Lapid.

Lapid’s Deputy Slams Hareidi ‘Leeches,’ Apologizes

Deputy Finance Minister terms hareidi Jews ‘leeches,’ says they ‘can’t live off taxpayers.’

Hareidi PR Man Defends ‘Yesh Atid’

Well-known hareidi figure calls to end attacks on Yesh Atid. "Enough hate."

Lapid Bashed for 20,000-as-Middle Class Comment

New Finance Minister gets harsh criticism for terming 20,000-a-month earners “middle class.”

Secularists: 'Knit Kippot have Replaced Black Ones, So What?'

Secularist NGO slams Yesh Atid for pact with Bayit Yehudi, says they've let down their voters.

US Immigrant Lipman to Join Knesset Absorption Committee

US immigrant MK Dov Lipman will be a part of the Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs.

Lapid, Steinitz in First Working Meeting

Incoming minister of treasury meets the outgoing minister for two hours.

Coalition Agreements - Who Got What?

Yesh Atid receives 5 ministers, a deputy minister and 3 committees. Bayit Yehudi gets 3 ministers, 2 deputy ministers, and 1 committee.

Lapid: Not Afraid to Make Unpopular Decisions

Incoming Finance Minister clarifies: My job is not to be popular, but to lead.

UTJ: New Government 'Hateful, Evil, Corrupt, Disloyal,' etc.

URJ MKs slammed the new government, heaped invective on its members, and expressed wishes for its rapid demise

Final Coalition Pact Set to be Signed Thursday Night

Barring last-minute changes, members of the new Netanyahu government are set to sign final documents Thursday evening. Here's the lineup.

Netanyahu to Present His New Government

The agreements between the Likud, Bayit Yehudi and Yesh Atid are expected to be placed on the Knesset table before the end of the day.

Coalition Talks Deadlocked, Likud Warns Yesh Atid

With coalition talks stalled between Likud-Beytenu and Yesh Atid, PM Binyamin Netanyahu warns Yair Lapid that time has run out.

Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar Says ‘Rotation is a Bad Idea’

Education Minister Gideon Sa’ar expresses his own views on whether he should remain in his post as coalition talks stall over the issue.

Report: Netanyahu Party Members Threaten New Elections

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s political allies are threatening to move for new elections rather than tolerate Lapid 'extortion'.

Coalition Talks: Rabbi Ben-Dahan to Head Religious Services

Bayit Yehudi to head three ministries, not four, but will get appoint a deputy minister to Ministry of Religious Services.

Coalition Agreement: Up Knesset Threshold to 4%

Likud, Yesh Atid and Bayit Yehudi argue final coalition issue, agree to raise Knesset threshold.

Report: Coalition Deal on Verge of Being Signed

Reports said that the coalition agreement that will form Israel's next government is complete and may be signed Monday night

Coalition Agreement #1: Downsize Gov't to 21 Ministers

Coalition negotiators for Likud Beytenu, Yesh Atid and Bayit Yehudi are still talking but have managed to hammer out a starting framework.

Yishai: An Entire Sector Was Boycotted

The 2013 elections will be remembered as the ones in which an entire sector of society was boycotted, says MK Eli Yishai.

Report: Lapid Will Replace Yishai

Likud Beytenu is reportedly close to signing a coalition agreement with Yesh Atid; Lapid will replace Shas's Yishai as Interior Minister.

Bennett, Lapid Deny Giving Netanyahu an Ultimatum

Bennett and Lapid deny media reports that they plan to demand the Foreign and Finance Ministries or stay away from the coalition.

Lapid’s ’18 Ministers’ Demand Complicates Coalition Talks

Netanyahu tries to build coalition as Lapid limits number of ministries, Bennett limits parties’ spending.