Lapid

In the case of Lapid, the two agencies pointed to the radio commentator’s continued exposé of the issues against Bantag on his show “Lapid Fire” as the motive.

He said he would also have sued Lapid, but as a sitting lawmaker Lapid has parliamentary immunity.

Lapid, whose grandfather died in the Holocaust and whose father, Josef “Tommy” Lapid, survived, responded on Twitter by calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak out against the remarks at the rally of the Likud-allied party.

As if this weren’t an outrageous enough display of chutzpah, MK Yorai Lahav Hertzanu, from opposition leader Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid Party, jumped onto and over the table, lunging at Rothman while berating him.

Bantag and Zulueta are facing a case of murder before a Muntinlupa City court over the death of Bilibid inmate Jun Villamor, the alleged middleman in the ambush slaying of broadcaster Percival Mabasa or Percy Lapid.

He accused the president of collaboration with Netanyahu’s political opponents, including centrist lawmaker Yair Lapid, though he did not appear to provide any evidence to back up that claim.

If the sides manage to reach broad agreements during that time, the relevant legislation would be advanced, Lapid says, adding that such a freeze is his condition for any talks with the coalition moving forward.

It was made possible last year due to nearly $1 billion in funding to curb crime in Arab communities by the previous unity government led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid.

Lapid insists that Lebanon and tacit recognition of Israel through this written agreement is historic.

Most of the public, approaching Lapid’s 63%, does not think that there will be a peace agreement with the Palestinians in the next decade.

Netanyahu needs "an emergency, narrow, professional government with him to manage the difficult and complex operation ahead of us," Lapid said.

Netanyahu's centrist predecessor, Yair Lapid, said on March 10 that, as prime minister last year, he secured Saudi consent for what would be the first direct Haj flights from Israel, some 18% of whose population are Muslim.

Nevertheless, on December 1, outgoing interim Prime Minister Yair Lapid of the oncoming Netanyahu cabinet: “This is the government that was elected democratically, but wants to destroy democracy”.

Of course, the real math that’s needed to identify Lapid’s realignment is much more complex.

Opposition head Yair Lapid warns that allowing Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium on its soil could lead to an arms race in the region.

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, himself a former prime minister and foreign minister, and Israel’s Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli both lambasted Cohen.

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid on Monday warned against a trip by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, after the far-right lawmaker announced plans to visit the flashpoint holy site.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid said the prime minister could fire Gallant, "but he cannot fire reality and cannot fire the people of Israel who are standing up to the insanity of the coalition.

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said Thursday that he would welcome a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia, but warned that an agreement must not enable Riyadh to gain a path to acquiring nuclear weapons.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks during a Yesh Atid faction meeting at the Knesset on July 3, 2023.