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Yair Lapid

Leader of the Opposition in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), Former Prime Minister of Israel in 2022 and Chairman of the Yesh Atid Party · Israel · On the map · Politicians · Born 1963 · age 63

Yair Lapid is an Israeli politician of the centrist Yesh Atid party and a former journalist who has been the Leader of the Opposition since January 2023, having previously served in that role from 2020 to 2021.

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2026Read more around 2026 Israeli legislative election26 April 2026, and 2 others were read more that week

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2022Named Leader of the OppositionOfficefrom 29 December 2022Named Prime Minister of IsraelOffice1 July to 29 December 2022“Israel will continue to do everything to prevent Iran from attaining a nuclear capability.”In their words22 August 2022Fox News

“I want to speak directly to the residents of the Gaza Strip, and tell them: There is another way.”In their words22 August 2022The Jerusalem Post

2021Named Minister of Foreign Affairs, IsraelOffice13 June 2021 to 29 December 2022Named Strategic Affairs Minister of IsraelOffice13 June 2021 to 29 December 2022“It is incomprehensible how one can hold an Israeli flag in one's hand and shout 'death to Arabs' at the same time.”In their words15 June 2021The Jerusalem Post

“We (Israel) might not be expecting a final status agreement soon, but there is a lot we can do to improve the lives of the Palestinians and the dialogue with them on civil issues.”In their words15 June 2021The Times of Israel

“Great things have happened this past year.”In their words14 June 2021The Jerusalem Post

“The Israeli public deserves a functioning and responsible government which places the good of the country at the top of its agenda.”In their words13 June 2021France 24

2013Named Minister of FinanceOffice18 March 2013 to 4 December 2014Named Knesset memberOfficefrom 5 February 20131963Born5 November 1963

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  1. Friendship and trust" were the foundation of the (current Israeli) government and only "friendship and trust" will keep it in power.

    14 June 2021 · The Times of Israel, Own words

  2. If international media is objective it serves Hamas. If it just shows both sides it serves Hamas. My argument is that the media can't just claim to bring both sides of the story.

    , Own words

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He had also previously served as the prime minister of Israel from 1 July to 29 December 2022, the second alternate prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Naftali Bennett from 2021 to 2022, and also as the Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from 2013 to 2014. He is also the leader of Yesh Atid since the party's founding in 2012.

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Politicians
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Born 1963 · age 63

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