Yair LapidIsraeli intelligence chief warns of potential for violence over judicial reforms“The atmosphere is heating up,” Shin Bet head Ronen Bar told Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuBy JC Reporter2 min read
Israeli PoliticsYair Lapid pulls out of COP27 after Netanyahu lead in electionPresident Isaac Herzog will instead represent Israel at the global climate summitBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
Israeli PoliticsIsraeli election: Likud secures 65 seats with 85 per cent of votes countedFormer PM Benjamin Netanyahu is set to make a shock return to power after 17 months in oppositionBy Ben Bloch3 min read
AustraliaLapid slams Australia for reversing recognition of W. Jerusalem as Israel's capitalCanberra’s Ambassador has been summoned by the Israeli PMBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
By Anshel PfefferLapid tries to charm the world as West Bank burnsWhile the PM talked of a two-state solution at the UN, an Israeli raid on Jenin on Tuesday, in which at least four Palestinian militants were killed, was a reminder that Operation Breakwater is still ongoing4 min read
By Dominic GreenLapid came to America — and nobody noticedAn Israeli PM visiting is usually big news but Lapid slipped in and out of New York barely noticed by most in the US2 min read
United NationsLapid: Axe UN Israel probe following 'Jewish Lobby' outrage'The fight against antisemitism cannot be waged with words alone; it requires action. This is the time for action.'By Jonathan Sacerdoti3 min read
Jewish Agency: Israeli delegation finally allowed to fly to Russia to discuss crisisA Moscow court is due to hear case for closing the agency’s offices tomorrowBy JC Reporter1 min read||July 27, 2022 15:30
By Anshel PfefferJoe Biden leaves and then the Axis of Evil arrivesNo sooner had the presidential visit of Joe Biden ended than the Axis of Evil took their turn to gather in Tehran5 min read||July 21, 2022 12:02
Joe Biden says ‘You need not be a Jew to be a Zionist’ on first visit to Israel as presidentThe US President and Israeli PM even shared a joke about their heights and their hairBy Ben Bloch2 min read||July 13, 2022 13:59
Biden visit to Israel: Gantz meets PA’s Abbas to discuss security coordinationInterim PM Yair Lapid also phoned PA chief Abbas - the first such call in several yearsBy Ben Bloch2 min read||July 8, 2022 13:40
By Anshel PfefferWill Biden's trip to Israel mark the start of a bromance with Lapid?The US administration is eager to help the new Prime Minister, who will have the unique windfall of hosting a president less than two weeks after taking office5 min read||July 7, 2022 13:55
Yair Lapid heads to France for first visit as Israeli PMIran and Hezbollah are believed to be top of the former foreign minister's agendaBy JC Reporter1 min read||July 5, 2022 11:38
Yair Lapid to become interim Israeli PM as country heads for another electionNaftali Bennett's government to be dissolved after coalition faltersBy Ben Bloch1 min read||June 20, 2022 16:09