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Likud tribunal allows controversial activist to return to party

The Likud party tribunal has announced that party activist Itzik Zarka, who was expelled or controversial remarks, will be reinstated.

Likud tribunal allows controversial activist to return to party

Lilud MK: 'The opposition had no problem saying these things'

MK Nissim Vaturi reminds Israel's opposition of some of the comments made against Netanyahu in the wake of remarks by the Prime Minister.

Lilud MK: 'The opposition had no problem saying these things'

Senior Balad official: Lapid is a 'racist' who is mobilizing Arabs to protest against gov'

Balad representatives refuse to attend meeting in Umm al-Fahm with the chairman of the opposition.

'Racist Lapid mobilizing Arabs to protest against gov't'

Full Supreme Court to hear petition on reasonableness standard

All fifteen members of Israel's Supreme Court will hear petitions for and against the reasonableness standard law.

Full Supreme Court to hear petition on reasonableness standard

Yair Lapid: The compromise proposal is too good to be true

Opposition leader claims Netanyahu's compromise proposal on the judicial reform is intended to get him a meeting with US President.

'The compromise proposal is too good to be true'

Lapid criticizes govt. during US visit

Opposition leader says following meetings with US officials; 'strong democracies don't jeopardize security to solve political problems.'

Lapid criticizes govt. during US visit

Lapid slams Draft Law: 'End of the people's army'

Opposition leader accuses Foreign Minister Cohen of irresponsibility in Libya meeting, says new elections necessary as soon as possible.

Lapid slams Draft Law: 'End of the people's army'

Lapid favors gradual Draft Law and a unity government

Opposition leader speaks with activists on Zoom: The goal is to topple this terrible government.

Lapid favors gradual Draft Law and a unity government

Lapid on Yesh Atid's polls: 'I need to do better'

Opposition leader claims National Security Minister is 'part of the problem' as State grapples with crime rate in Arab sector.

Lapid on Yesh Atid's polls: 'I need to do better'

Judicial reform: Pres. Herzog suggested a return to negotiations - and Lapid refused

MK Benny Gantz supports return to negotiations on judicial reform, while MK Yair Lapid refuses.

Pres. Herzog suggested a return to negotiations. Lapid refused.

Anti-reform protest: Protesters with torches block Ayalon Highway

Lapid at protest near Haifa: This is a dysfunctional government and it needs to go home.

Protesters with torches block Ayalon Highway

'Israel cannot afford one more day of this narrow government'

Klugeft called on Lapid and Gantz to: 'stand up and announce that they are ready to enter a national emergency government.'

'Israel cannot afford one more day of this narrow government'

Lapid: Experiment of 'fully right-wing government' has failed

Opposition leader slams government, says its days are numbered. 'We can look to the next year and see the next government in it.'

Lapid: Experiment of 'fully right-wing government' has failed

Yesh Atid MK: I support unity government with Netanyahu

MK Elazar Stern says option of unity government will be considered if Netanyahu suggests it - despite MK Lapid's statements to the contrary.

Yesh Atid MK: I support unity government with Netanyahu

Report: Lapid working to thwart agreement with Saudi Arabia

Lapid meets Democratic members of Congress visiting Israel. tells them the agreement endangers the security of Israel and the region.

Lapid working to thwart agreement with Saudi Arabia

Lapid: There will be no emergency government with Netanyahu

Opposition leader on protests within the army against the judicial reform: It's hard not to understand them.

'There will be no emergency government with Netanyahu'

Report: Lapid takes vacation without Ethics Committee approval

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid used party funding to take a vacation without approval of the Knesset Ethics Committee as required by protocol.

Lapid takes vacation without Ethics Committee approval

Lapid meets UAE foreign minister in Italy

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen: We'll make more agreements so Lapid will have others to take pictures with.'

Lapid meets UAE foreign minister in Italy

Lapid: Unity government would be 'complete capitulation'

'Every time the coalition wants to legislate something twisted, hurried, and careless, they call it a 'Basic Law,'' MK Lapid claims.

Lapid: Unity government would be 'complete capitulation'

Lapid unable to convince opposition leaders to compromise

Correspondence between the opposition leader and Defense Minister Gallant shows opposition leaders uninterested in compromise.

Lapid unable to convince opposition leaders to compromise

Lapid demands year and a half legislation freeze | Likud: 'No prerequisites'

Lapid calls on government to agree to freeze judicial reform legislation for 18 months as prerequisite for negotiations.

Lapid demands year and a half legislation freeze

Lapid: Ben Gvir and Levin entered the room and prevented a compromise

Opposition chairman claims that the intervention of the two ministers prevented a compromise that had already been reached.

'Ben Gvir and Levin entered the room and prevented a compromise'

Lapid: Efforts to reach compromise on judicial reform failed

Opposition leader accuses coalition of wanting to 'tear apart the state, tear apart democracy,' says there is 'no way to work with them.'

Efforts to reach compromise on judicial reform failed

Upon return from US: President Herzog returns to shuttle diplomacy on judicial reform

Herzog met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opposition leader Yair Lapid, and National Unity leader Benny Gantz.

President Herzog returns to shuttle diplomacy on judicial reform

Coalition hails President's 'important speech' to Congress

Netanyahu, Lapid praise President Herzog for his defense of Israeli democracy in Washington today.

Coalition hails President's 'important speech' to Congress

Yair Lapid: 'Funds for yeshiva students replaced funds for special needs children'

Opposition leader Lapid claims increase in budget for married yeshiva students will come from funds for special needs children.

'Funds for yeshiva students replaced funds for special children'

Lapid on reasonableness: This law will bring down the government

Opposition chief Yair Lapid criticizes reduction of reasonableness, promises passage of law spells 'the end of this government.'

This law will bring down the government

'Lapid is one of the most harmful politicians we've ever seen'

Chikli pointed out that President Biden's statements against the Netanyahu government were, 'coordinated with Lapid and Ehud Barak.'

'Lapid is one of the most harmful politicians we've ever seen'

Lapid, Gantz say govt. pushing Israel towards disaster

Opposition leaders condemn govt. for pushing bill on reasonableness standard, demand negotiations be renewed.

Lapid, Gantz say govt. pushing Israel towards disaster

Poll: Public favors Gantz joining the government but is against Lapid doing so

Most of the voters of the right-wing bloc and close to 40% of supporters of the opposition are against Lapid joining the government.

Public favors Gantz joining the government

Poll: Netanyahu is again the preferred candidate for PM

For the first time in two months, Netanyahu has passed Gantz on the question of "who is best suited for the position of Prime Minister?"

Netanyahu again the preferred candidate for PM

Liberman on the attack: Gantz and Lapid are crossing their own red line

Yisrael Beytenu blasts opposition leader and National Unity chairman for contemplating a return to negotiations on the judicial reform.

'Gantz and Lapid are crossing their own red line'

Opposition leader to haredi MK: 'Spend Shabbat in Tel Aviv'

Opposition leader Yair Lapid invited haredi MK Yitzhak Pindrus to his house for Shabbat to study the Torah's commandments.

Opposition leader to haredi MK: 'Spend Shabbat in Tel Aviv'

Lapid: 'Insane' to advance judicial reform now

Opposition leader demands govt. allow formation of judicial selection committee to restart talks rather than advance legislation.

'Insane' to advance judicial reform now

Responding to haredi MK, Lapid puts on a kippah, quotes from the Bible

Opposition leader Yair Lapid quotes from the Bible, slams MK Pindrus' statement that LGBT movement is 'most dangerous' to Israel.

Lapid puts on a kippah, quotes from the Bible

Yair Lapid -Thinking the unthinkable

As the official reasons given for the 2022 gas deal with Lebanon unravel, who can be blamed for "heretical" alternative explanations? Op-ed

Yair Lapid -Thinking the unthinkable

Lapid: I know who are the MKs from the coalition who voted with us

Opposition leader says he knows who are the Likud MKs who voted for opposition's representative on Judicial Selection Committee.

'I know who are the MKs from the coalition who voted with us'

Lapid, Gantz freeze judicial reform talks over selection committee

Opposition leaders say there is no point in continuing judicial reform negotiations as long as there is no judicial selection committee.

Lapid, Gantz freeze judicial reform talks

Yair Lapid 'failed to report conflict of interest' with subject of Netanyahu case

Yair Lapid failed to report friendship with Amnon Milchan in conflict of interest statement. 'He's not one of my five closest friends.'

Attorney: Yair Lapid 'failed to report conflict of interest'

Liberman to Lapid and Gantz: 'You were not elected to bring Deri back into the government'

MK Avigdor Liberman calls on MKs Yair Lapid, Benny Gantz, not to allow Shas chief Aryeh Deri back into Israel's govenrment.

'You were not elected to bring Deri back into the government'