Yair Lapid is a Tel Aviv-born center-left Israeli politician. He is the founder and chairman of the Yesh Atid political party.
Lapid served as the alternate Prime Minister to Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister in a 2021 coalition government. He had also previously served as Finance Minister in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government from 2013-2014.
Yair Lapid began his public career as a journalist and TV presenter, before branching out into politics in 2012 with the formation of Yesh Atid.
The transaction was processed "under the radar," in order to hide it from the public, sources told public broadcaster KAN.
Several airlines canceled flights to Israel in recent weeks following a Houthi missile strike on Ben-Gurion Airport in April.
The three soldiers were killed in Jabalya when the Hummer vehicle they were riding on was damaged after it hit an explosive device.
Both opposition chair, Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid and Yisrael Beytenu chair, Avigdor Liberman, said Israelis deserve honesty over where tax dollars are going.
Earlier this week, British Airways delayed flights to Israel as well, citing concerns regarding the security situation in Israel.
Opposition head MK Yair Lapid also questioned the government about the source of funding for aid during a Knesset plenum debate on Monday.
Hamas rules by fear; Israel should respond with transparency to show moral contrast.
According to the opposition head, Gulf states were expected to fund the aid but declined, citing concerns about the companies’ structure.
Both Lapid and Gantz quoted reports that Netanyahu decided to appoint Zini after speaking to him for a short period during a visit to the IDF’s Ze’elim base approximately two weeks ago.
The government intends to appoint a new Shin Bet head despite A-G's directive based on a High Court ruling earlier.
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