Yair Lapid
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 60 |
Date of birth | November 5,1963 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Tel Aviv-Yafo |
Israel | |
Height | 174 (cm) |
Party | Yesh Atid |
Spouse | Lihi Lapid |
Job | Actor |
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Journalist | |
Film director | |
Playwright | |
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Novelist | |
Television presenter | |
Lyricist | |
Books | To Be Israeli: The Heart of a Nation, the Soul of a People |
Omdim Be-Tur | |
Ha-Chida Ha-Shihit | |
Shkia Be-Moskwa | |
Memories After My Death | |
Elbi | |
A Journey to Our Future | |
Movies/Shows | Song of the Siren |
Beyond the Sea | |
Hadar Milhama | |
Sogrim Shavua | |
Yair Lapid | |
Yair Lapid Live on 10 | |
Children | Yoav Lapid |
Lior Lapid | |
Education | הגימנסיה העברית הרצליה |
Bar-Ilan University | |
Parents | Yosef Lapid |
Shulamit Lapid | |
Nationality | Israeli |
Position | Member of the Israeli Knesset since 2013 |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 439426 |
Yair Lapid Life story
Yair Lapid is an Israeli politician and former journalist who is the Leader of the Opposition since January 2023, having previously served in that role from 2020 to 2021. He served as the 14th Prime Minister of Israel from 1 July to 29 December 2022.
Israel crisis a battle for country's identity
... Opposition leader Yair Lapid began referring to Mr Netanyahu s religious and far right coalition as " anti-Zionist" and a dangerous threat to national security...
Israel protests: PM Netanyahu delays legal reforms after day of strikes
... Opposition Leader Yair Lapid called it the " biggest crisis in the history of the country"...
Mass Israel protests after Netanyahu fires defence minister
... " Israel s opposition leader Yair Lapid described Mr Gallant s sacking as " a new low" for the government...
Israel defence minister fired in legal reform row
... Israel s opposition leader Yair Lapid described Mr Gallant s sacking as " a new low" for the government...
Israel: Protesters take to streets in one of the biggest protests in its history
... Opposition leader Yair Lapid told crowds in the southern city of Be er Sheva that the country was facing " the greatest crisis in its history"...
Israel elections: Outgoing PM Lapid congratulates Netanyahu on victory
...By David GrittenBBC NewsIsraeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his victory in Tuesday s general election...
Israel election: Netanyahu seeks comeback as country votes
... Mr Netanyahu was forced from office in mid-2021, when the centrist politician Yair Lapid pulled together a surprising coalition with liberal, right-wing and Arab parties united by their opposition to him...
Palestinian anger at possible UK Jerusalem embassy move
... UK PM Liz Truss is said to have told her Israeli counterpart, Yair Lapid, about the review while at the UN...
Israel protests: PM Netanyahu delays legal reforms after day of strikes
By Anna Foster and Marita Moloneyin Jerusalem and London
An uneasy calm is returning to Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would delay a decision on controversial plans to overhaul The justice system.
On Monday night He Said he would pause The legislation to prevent a " rupture among our people".
However it is unclear what a delay will achieve beyond Buying Time .
It followed spontaneous protests after he fired his Defence Minister , who had spoken against The plans.
In unprecedented events, The country's biggest trade union called a strike, and Israelis watched society close down around them.
From The main airport to shops and Banks - Even in hospitals - services were stopped. The co-ordinated action was designed to push Mr Netanyahu back from The Brink of forcing through The reforms by The End of This Week .
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid called it The " biggest Crisis in The history of The country".
The government, Israel's most right-wing ever, is seeking to take full control over The Committee which appoints judges. The reforms would give The Parliament authority to override Supreme Court decisions with a basic majority and would make it difficult to declare a Prime Minister unfit for office and remove them from power.
Mr Netanyahu said The Changes would stop courts over-reaching their powers, but critics said they would help him as he faces an ongoing trial for corruption. He has been On Trial facing charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three cases. The Prime Minister denies any wrongdoing and claims he is The Victim of a " witch hunt".
The proposed changes have provoked an outpouring Of Anger from nearly all parts of Israeli society, including its powerful military, since they were announced on 4 January.
When he finally addressed The Nation tonight, he was quick to cast blame. He accused an " extremist minority" of trying to divide The Nation , and criticised military reservists who had opposed The Bill by saying they wouldn't report for duty. His own part in The country's upheaval was not acknowledged. The Solution Mr Netanyahu has proposed will buy him time, but it won't solve The Problem - demonstrators were fighting for this bill to be scrapped, not delayed.
Israel's opposition have said they'll enter into fresh dialogue.
Mr Netanyahu's far-right coalition partners, The Jewish Power Party , said they had withdrawn a veto on any delay to passing The reforms In Return for a guarantee that Mr Netanyahu would pass them during The Next session of parliament.
That could happen any time from mid-April, when parliament returns following a recess which begins on Sunday.
Itamar Ben Gvir, Jewish Power's leader, said he accepted The Delay because, in exchange, Mr Netanyahu had agreed to put his National Security ministry in charge of a new " national guard".
In The Heart of Jerusalem, around The Knesset, supporters and critics held counter-protests. One thing United them - The Blue and White Flag waved by both groups. This is One Nation , for weeks bitterly divided and Israelis know it is not over yet.
Protests erupted on Sunday after Netanyahu fired his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant , who had spoken out against controversial plans to overhaul The justice system.
However a nationwide strike put forward by The Histadrut union was called off after Mr Netanyahu said he would delay The reforms.
Israel's ceremonial president, Isaac Herzog , said The Delay was " The Right thing to do". He had previously called for an immediate halt to The plans.
Mr Lapid cautiously welcomed The Delay to The reform package.
" If The government engages in a real and fair dialogue we can come out of this moment of Crisis - Stronger and more United - and we can turn this into a defining moment in our ability To Live together, " He Said .
Elsewhere, The White House said US President Joe Biden would address The Israeli Prime Minister 's decision later on Monday.
Spokesperson John Kirby said The United States remained concerned about The Situation in Israel but declined to comment specifically on The Delay .
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