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.
Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir show "positive progress" on a new security forum, but final agreements are pending and met with criticism.
Israeli officials, such as Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Democrats chairman Yair Golan, thanked US President Joe Biden for his service and friendship with Israel.
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"They are pressuring me instead of pressuring Hamas. And it is they, the leaders of Hamas, who should be under pressure," Netanyahu also said according to sources.
Prime Minister Netanyahu said that Hamas must first be defeated, and then investigate October 7 failures.
"The government cannot continue to evade its responsibility towards the citizens of Israel, the families of the fallen, and the families of the hostages."
It’s clear Netanyahu’s far-right flank does not want any deal, short of complete Hamas surrender.
"Netanyahu doesn't need to choose between a hostage deal and continuing his tenure as Prime Minister, he should make the deal,' Lapid said.
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Lapid said that his party would not allow this to happen "with polite protest from the sidelines."
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