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 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: 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:

'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.

Lapid unable to convince opposition leaders to compromise

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

Likud: 'No prerequisites'

Lapid demands year and a half legislation freeze

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

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.'

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.

Coalition hails President's 'important speech' to Congress

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

Yair Lapid claims:

'Funds for yeshiva students replaced funds for special children'

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

MK Chikli:

'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 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.'

Poll:

Public favors Gantz joining the government

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

Lapid, Gantz say govt. pushing Israel towards disaster

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

Poll:

Netanyahu 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?"

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.

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.

Lapid:

'Insane' to advance judicial reform now

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

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.

INTO THE FRAY

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

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.

Lapid, Gantz freeze judicial reform talks

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

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

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

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.

Yair Lapid:

'Netanyahu said it was a good law, I told him I won't agree'

MK Yair Lapid, leader of Israel's opposition, testifies in Netanyahu trial. 'I didn't think the Milchan Law was good.'

Likud MK:

'Lapid, Gantz need to decide if they support majority rule'

MK Milwidsky (Likud) tells INN that it is possible to reach agreement on the judicial reform but it's the opposition's turn to compromise.

Lapid to US administration:

'Do not sign a bad deal with Iran'

Opposition leader at AJC Global Forum: Simply going for some sort of new version of the 2015 Iran deal is not good enough.

2022 data revealed:

Decrease in public spending on PM's official residences

Prime Minister's Office report shows that Bennett and Lapid's expenses while in office are less than half of Netanyahu's in previous terms.

Poll:

Netanyahu again favored to serve as Prime Minister

Following Operation Shield and Arrow, Israelis once again see Netanyahu as the most suitable person to serve as Prime Minister.

Yesh Atid MK won't deny offer to haredim

MK Moshe Kinley Tur-Paz won't deny report that Bennett-Lapid government promised haredi parties over NIS 1 billion in exchange for vote.

Revealed:

Bennett, Lapid, Liberman offered NIS 1 billion to haredim

Previous government negotiated with UTJ MKs in attempt to secure their support for the State budget.

Yair Lapid calls to halt Gaza operation

The opposition leader stated that the operation had good results but there are no political gains that Israel needs from it.

Netanyahu welcomes supermarket chain Carrefour to Israel

Opposition quick to remind the Prime Minister that the move was made possible thanks to the work of the previous government.

Lapid presents universal service bill which would draft haredim

Opposition leader calls lack of haredi military service an 'open wound' in Israeli society, hints issue part of reform negotiations.

Regev to try to persuade Lapid to attend torchlighting ceremony

The opposition leader decided not to attend the traditional ceremony, calling it a "government propaganda broadcast".

Lapid: 'We'll cancel the Draft Law at the first opportunity'

Opposition leader MK Yair Lapid calls Draft Law 'National Shirk Law,' suggests holding discussions on it.

Lapid at protest in Netanya:

'We're done being suckers'

Opposition leader and Yesh Atid chairman participates in anti-government protest in Netanya.

American Jewish Org. to Lapid:

Remarks to Jewish leaders delegitimize Israel

Am Echad sent the opposition leader a letter criticizing remarks he made in a meeting with Jewish leaders in New York.

Lapid to US Jews:

'Don't give up on the State of Israel'

Opposition leader meets North American Jewish leaders in New York, stresses importance of US Jewry's partnership with Israel.

Breitbart News blasts Lapid's meeting with US judicial reformer

Breitbart News criticizes opposition leader's meeting with Rep. Nadler, who proposed reforms similar to the ones Lapid opposes in Israel.

During terror victims funeral:

Lapid publicly denounces government

The leader of the opposition told a press conference of his many worries regarding the current Cabinet following a security briefing.

Ben-Gvir spars with Gantz, Lapid

The National Security Minister's post explaining why he remains in the government brought a rash of criticisms from the opposition leaders.

Lapid: There's no coalition or opposition on Israel's security

Opposition leader says govt. to blame for security deterioration, but will receive his backing for response to rocket attacks.

Poll:

More Israelis prefer Gantz as PM over Netanyahu

When Netanyahu faces off against Lapid, there is a tie of 32%. When Netanyahu faces off against Gantz, the former Defense Minister prevails.

Lapid blasts Netanyahu:

'The biggest con man in Israel's history'

Opposition leader criticizes PM's conduct in crisis with US: For two months now, Israel has not been the closest ally of the United States.

Herzog speaks to Netanyahu, Lapid and Gantz

Herzog speaks to Netanyahu, Lapid and Gantz and asks them to set up working teams.

Lapid slams Netanyahu for eating in non-kosher restaurant

Israeli PM filmed eating at non-kosher London restaurant over Shabbat.

Opposition leader refuses to cease protests on Independence Day

Lapid rejects Likud minister's appeal. 'We won't pretend we're celebrating together while the government tears the Israeli people apart.'

Lapid: Israel is no longer America's closest ally

Opposition leader lashes out at govt. over judicial reforms, says govt. destroyed the US-Israel relationship.

Ahmed Tibi declares:

'Without us, Lapid will never be Prime Minister again'

MK Tibi reveals: When we didn't vote against Bennett government, Lapid came to me and said: Thank you, I will never forget this.

Lapid:

'We accept President's proposal, Levin doesn't want compromise'

Gantz: The President's outline is not ideal, but the alternative is destructive. Liberman: We must separate religion and state.

Poll:

Netanyahu and Lapid weaken, Gantz gains strength

Channel 12 News poll finds a new right-wing party that opposes judicial reform would win 10 Knesset seats.

Netanyahu is in Europe to lessen the damage Lapid did to Israel

While working non-stop to gain support for stopping Iran, the PM has to go to Europe to do damage control after Lapid's incitement. Op-ed.

Smotrich to Lapid:

'We will leave you in the opposition for many years'

Finance Minister fires back at opposition leader who called Smotrich's visit to the US "embarrassing and horrifying".

Justice and Peace

A Jewish State has to possess a characteristic unlike any other country in the world. And its institutions must reflect that. Op-ed.

Channel 13 News poll

40% of the public: No to firing Ben Gvir

58% of Yesh Atid voters support joining the government, 66% of National Unity voters support a similar move by Gantz.

Senior Israeli official:

'Saudi-Iran agreement began during previous government's term'

Senior Israeli official says Saudi Arabia recognized a weakness in the West, leading the way for its agreement with Iran.

Jewish Democrats to Israel:

'Suspend the judicial reform'

More than a dozen Jewish House Democrats send letter to Netanyahu, Herzog and Lapid, urge compromise on judicial reform.

Playing chicken with the Jewish state

The conflict over judicial reform is really a battle between the two blocs of Israeli society. Op-ed.

Lapid & Gantz:

'Israel stands at brink of emergency and Netanyahu presses on'

Opposition leaders respond to President's call for dialogue by saying they will only agree to talk if the judicial reform bills are frozen.