Yair Lapid

Netanyahu’s coalition topples Smotrich’s order to double tax import rate, opposition celebrates

The order was rejected by a wide margin, with 59 MKs against and 25 in favor.

Finance Minister and head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the 40-signatures debate at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on February 23, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a 40-signatures debate at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026

Israel will use 'unimaginable' force if Iran attacks, Netanyahu warns at Knesset

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses his supporters after he inaugurated a new terminal building of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, India, December 20, 2025.

Israeli opposition threatens to boycott Indian PM's Knesset speech if Supreme Court chief uninvited

A VIEW of Kibbutz Be’eri shows a destroyed home from a world left behind on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists, Palestinian civilians, UNWRA workers, and media members infiltrated Gaza border communities and massacred 1,200 people.

If the political elite keep performing for cameras, Israel will never be able to heal - editorial


'He does not represent us': Israeli politicians slam Smotrich after Saudi insult

"To our friends in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, Smotrich does not represent the State of Israel," Opposition head Yair Lapid wrote in Arabic on X/Twitter.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a committee meeting on September 14, 2025.

Campaign season begins as Knesset winter session opens – analysis

While the government should last until 2026, few believe that it will last that long.

Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset plenum on October 20, 2025.

Lapid: Only Egyptian control of Gaza can stop Hamas from returning to power

“The only way to prevent Hamas from reasserting control over Gaza is to bring Egypt in properly, to lead the management of Gaza," Lapid said.

Yair Lapid speaks at the Knesset plenum on October 20, 2025.

'The hostages are back! It feels so good to say it,' Trump says during Knesset speech

The "cruelty of October 7 struck the heart of humanity," and the US mourned alongside Israel, Trump said, adding that "Because of us, the long and painful nightmare is finally over."

US President Donald Trump addresses the Knesset plenum, October 13, 2025.

Opposition heads unite to discuss toppling Netanyahu gov’t, backing Trump peace plan

Multiple party heads offered to provide a political safety net to ensure the peace deal passes.

Blue and White leader and MK Benny Gantz arrives for a meeting of opposition party leaders at a hotel in Tel Aviv, October 8, 2025

Yair Lapid offers safety net for PM Benjamin Netanyahu to implement Trump's Gaza deal

Lapid's offer of a safety net thereby allows for the deal to still be implemented regardless of opposition from right-wing ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir.

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid delivers a press conference speech at Yesh Atid Party meeting, Sunday, October 5, 2025

'Ready for a lasting peace': Trump, world figures respond to Hamas announcement on hostage release

Hamas announced on Friday night that they would release all 48 hostages, but that the 72 hour US deadline is unrealistic.

 HAMAS TERRORISTS keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages, in Khan Yunis, Feb. 20, 2025.

'Cannot allow politics to thwart the plan,' Israeli and world officials applaud Trump's Gaza plan

Herzog also emphasized that Hamas must also agree to the plan in order to "allow a future of hope for the peoples of the region."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump meet in the White House, September 29, 2025.

Lapid tells US gov't that Netanyahu has 'safety net from him for hostage deal, Gaza ceasefire'

Opposition leader Yair Lapid has offered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a safety net to pass a hostage deal and ceasefire bill in the Knesset several times in 2025.

Yair Lapid speaking at Knesset.

Bennett, Eisenkot's 'Change Bloc' could redefine Israel’s future, say leading scholars

Professors Uriel Abulof and Yossi Shain tell The Media Line that the opposition’s fate hinges on legitimacy, unity, and courage to build a true democratic alternative.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu sits among his cabinet members as the Knesset passes a resolution, in favor of applying sovereignty over Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley, last month.