Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid had a telephone conversation today with US President Joe Biden about the negotiations concerning the Iranian nuclear program, his services announced. The two leaders “discussed at length negotiations on an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program,” their “commitment to stop Iran’s progress toward a nuclear weapon” and Iran’s regional influence, according […]
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Israel: Raids in Gaza are an operation ‘against an immediate threat’, says Lapid
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said the Israeli military was conducting an operation “against an immediate threat” after strikes targeting the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. “Israel conducted a precision counter-terrorist operation against an immediate threat,” Lampid said on television. “Islamic Jihad is a proxy for Iran that wants to destroy […]
Israel demands dissolution of UN commission after member’s ‘anti-Semitic comments’
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid claimed yesterday that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should proceed with the dissolution of a commission of inquiry after the “anti-Semitic” statements of one of its members, intensifying the pressure on the international organization. This UN commission investigates human rights violations in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In an […]
How Putin is ‘pushing’ Netanyahu back into the prime ministership
By Zev Chafets Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid decided to show Moscow that he will not become a toy in the hands of Vladimir Putin. It’s a strategy that, for all its powerful moral weight, could damage Israel’s long-term security interests while also untying the hands of Lapid’s political rival, Benjamin Netanyahu. Lapid has been […]
Biden, Lapid Sign ‘Jerusalem Declaration’, Pledge Iran Won’t Get Nuclear Weapons
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint pledge that Iran will not acquire nuclear weapons, in a show of unity from allies long divided over diplomacy with Tehran. The pledge, part of the “Jerusalem Declaration” that culminated Biden’s first visit to Israel as president, came a day after he […]
US and Israel to sign joint declaration: ‘We will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons’
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will sign a joint declaration today vowing not to allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, on the second day of the White House’s Middle East tour. A senior Biden administration official, who briefed reporters on the joint declaration via video conference, explained that the agreement […]
Lapid visits Paris to discuss Lebanon and Iran
In his first trip abroad since becoming Israel’s prime minister, centrist Yair Lapid flies to Paris today to ask French President Emmanuel Macron to “mediate” to save gas talks between Lebanon and the state of Israel . Lapid was appointed prime minister on Friday as part of a deal he made with Naftali Bennett that […]
Israel: Mutual Ruling Coalition Finally Crashes into Reality of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The only government in Israeli history backed by an Arab party formed to oust former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should have avoided divisive issues but clashed with the Palestinians. In June 2021, after more than two and a half years of political crisis that led Israel to four electoral contests, radical right-wing leader Naftali Bennett […]
Political stalemate in Israel: Government submits bill for dissolution of Parliament – Prime Minister Lapid
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, the two leaders of the ruling coalition, will submit a bill to dissolve parliament (the Knesset) to call for early elections. “After exhausting all efforts to stabilize the coalition, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and (…) Jair Lapid decided to put the bill (dissolution of […]
Israel: Lapid will visit Turkey later this week
Israeli Foreign Minister Jair Lapid plans to visit Turkey this week, his office said today, following months of heated relations between the two countries and after Israel recently expressed concern that its citizens might be attacked by Iranians. agents in the NATO member country. The statement said Lapid will visit Turkey on Thursday and meet […]