Yair Lapid

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.

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Osem raises prices on essentials as raw material costs soar

Coffee, baby formula, and snacks are among the Osem products that will see price increases of up to 9%.

  Opposition head MK Yair Lapid speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem, April 20, 2025

Lapid to TML: Haredim 'paid to dodge' as IDF scrambles for manpower

In an interview with The Media Line, Yair Lapid, Matan Kahana, and Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer address Israel’s escalating draft crisis as tensions mount over haredi exemptions.

By GABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
14/05/2025
 Tony Blair is pictured alongside a map of Israel and the West Bank, May 14, 2009

‘The Americans are doing the right thing,’ says Lapid on Blair appointment

Lapid, who worked alongside Blair during his time as both foreign minister and prime minister, said the outreach made sense given Blair’s long-standing diplomatic involvement in the Middle East.

By GABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
13/05/2025

Edan Alexander release: Israelis disappointed gov't can't free its own citizens

"I’m shocked and fearful for the fate of Israel, which under a terrible government has lost control over its destiny," Yonatan Shamriz, brother of slain hostage Alon, said.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at court in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2025.

Netanyahu's coalition drops to 48 seats as opposition gain ground

Beyond party preferences, the poll also measured public opinion on haredi integration into the IDF and the teachers' strike.

By MOSHE COHEN
10/05/2025

Israel will respond forcefully to Houthi attacks, Katz says

Yemen's Houthis fired a missile at Israel Friday afternoon, which was intercepted by the Israeli military. 

 Opposition head MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 24, 2025

'The end for him': Lapid on why Netanyahu won't do everything to bring hostages back

Opposition head Yair Lapid said he did not believe the prime minister was doing everything he could for the hostages because this would mean the end of Netanyahu's political career.

By MICKEY LEVIN
06/05/2025
 Families of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip and activists protest at the Knesset

'Oct. 7 disaster will happen again if not probed': Families, opposition blast gov't

The October Council, representing October 7 victims' families, accused the government of a conflict of interest. 

Israeli officials react to Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar's resignation

Several members of Knesset applauded Bar for making "the right and appropriate decision," while others decried the move, saying he had already been fired.

28/04/2025

'Riddled with inaccuracies, bias, and half-truths': Bar, others react to PM's Shin Bet affidavit

Yair Lapid, Benny Gantz, and Yair Golan all denounced Netanyahu, as well as senior activists representing families affected by the October 7 massacre.

27/04/2025
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