Yair Lapid

Yeah, Buoy!!!
Yair Lapid trades Mediterranean gas fields claimed by Israel to Hezbollah in exchange for a line of rusting buoys
byTony Badran
What to Expect From Bennett’s Iran Policy
The new government wants to work closely with Washington, reduce Israel’s dependence on it, and prepare for military action. Can it have all three?
byLahav Harkov
Why Poland Is Right to End Holocaust Property Claims
There’s a name for people who imagine that the right to reclaim your great-grandmother’s house should extend forever: Palestinians
byLiel Leibovitz
Israel’s New Post-Netanyahu Government, Explained
Six essential insights about what just happened in Israel and what it means for the country’s future
byYair Rosenberg
Q&A: Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid
The former journalist talks about his political ideology, Netanyahu’s trial, the prospect of annexation, the future of Arab-Jewish partnership in Israeli politics, and how he discovered non-Orthodox Judaism
byYair Rosenberg
Understanding Israel’s Latest Election Results
Five takeaways to ponder as we wait for the game of political Jenga to begin
byLiel Leibovitz
Yair Lapid Wants to Teach Israelis to Understand American Jews. Will He Get the Chance?
The Israeli opposition leader has a very different vision for American and Israeli Jews than the current government
byYair Rosenberg
Netanyahu Posted An Ad Mocking Rival Yair Lapid’s English. Awkwardly, The Ad Got Its English Wrong.
The ad claimed that the word “conundrum,” which Lapid used in a CNN interview, was not a real word. The dictionary, however, disagrees. The dispute matters more for Israel’s elections than you might think.
byYair Rosenberg
Why the Upcoming Israeli Rematch Elections Are a Race to the Bottom
Wondering what’s going to happen in September? Just look at these depressing numbers.
byEylon Aslan-Levy
Avigdor Lieberman’s Risky Bet
Why did he just bring down Bibi Netanyahu’s government? And what does he stand to lose if his gamble goes wrong?
byLiel Leibovitz
Could Ayman Odeh Determine Who Becomes Israel’s Next Prime Minister?
In a fiery speech, the country’s top Arab politician imagines what was previously considered impossible: a Jewish-Arab coalition to topple Benjamin Netanyahu
byElhanan Miller
A New Party in Israel Tries to End Bibi’s Reign
Ex-general Gabi Ashkenazi’s appeal to right-wing voters could make the difference in the latest attempt by a center-left coalition to retake Israel’s government
byLahav Harkov
Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut by Watching This Rock Opera About Theodor Herzl
Long before ‘Hamilton’ there was ‘King of the Jews,’ an Israeli production in which the Zionist visionary sings, dances, and even raps
byTal Kra-Oz
Do Haredim Deserve the Right to a Functional Modern Education in Israel?
A lawsuit argues that men and women who left the ultra-Orthodox world without basic math, history, and language knowledge to live secular lives were neglected by the state. The state counters that it’s the parents’ fault.
byElhanan Miller
The View From Tel Aviv
Israeli leftists are no strangers to sudden electoral defeats. Is there anything American liberals can learn from them?
byLiel Leibovitz
Who Said It: Yair Lapid or Ikea?
A viral new online quiz dares you to differentiate between Israel’s most popular politician and the world’s most popular furniture store
byLiel Leibovitz
Yair Lapid Condemns Attacks Against Non-Orthodox Jews in the Knesset: ‘This is Judaism?’
‘If people continue to stand at this podium and try to push Reform and Conservative Jews out of the people of Israel, we will lose the majority of the Jewish world’
byYair Rosenberg
A New Strategic Vision for Israel
Israeli MK Yair Lapid blames Benjamin Netanyahu for the Jewish State’s failure to have any influence on the Iran deal and for the lack of progress in solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
byYair Lapid