Yair Lapid

Although the incumbent Prime Minister is expected to form the new government in Israel, the very close election result has been described as a "resounding slap" for Benjamin Netanyahu....

The "Yedioth Ahronoth" newspaper headlined its Monday morning issue with the agreement made by Israeli President, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Minister of Finance, Yair Lapid, to make a series of...

The leader of Yesh Atid Party and new Finance Minister, Yair Lapid, has launched a major settlement plan for the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. Ministry staff are working...

Israeli Economics and Trade Minister, Naftali Bennett, supported by Finance Minister, Yair Lapid, has suggested a draft law that obliges the government to put any political agreements with the...

The Israeli cabinet has approved a plan by the Minister of Housing, Silvan Shalom, for the development of the Negev and Galilee to attract 300,000 Israeli Jews to the...

Israel's Finance Minister Yair Lapid said on Tuesday that the Israel-Palestine peace talks have "failed" because Israelis and the Palestinians want two different things. "The Palestinians want peace and...

Israel's Finance Minister Yair Lapid has revealed that he is against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's requirement that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state as a condition for...

In an editorial published on Tuesday, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz condemned the amended version of the Contributors to the State bill that was supposed to soften the extreme discriminatory...

The vast gas reserves discovered in waters claimed by Israel in recent years may transform the state into a major gas exporter. The government sees a promising future, whilst...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has incurred harsh waves of criticism against his government's policy over the past few months, not only from Europe and the United States, who...

The Israeli Ministerial Legislative Committee approved on Sunday a bill to annex the Jordan Valley to Israel. The bill was endorsed by a vote of eight to three and...

US officials preparing for President Barack Obama's visit to Israel have told their Israeli counterparts that the visit will be cancelled if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form...

US President Barack Obama will pay a visit to the Middle East next month. This will be his first trip to Israel in particular since his election in 2008...

Most public opinion polls predicted a landslide victory for the right wing in Israel's recent elections given its secular and religious divisions. However, 48 hours before the start of...