Lapid inciting ‘chaos’ with call for anti-government ‘revolt,’ comms minister tells JNS Opposition leader Yair Lapid threatened to shut down the economy should the government defy a High Court injunction against a Cabinet decision to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar. Amelie Botbol and Akiva Van Koningsveld March 24, 2025
Coalition MKs slam Lapid’s call for anti-gov’t strike, ‘tax revolt’ "Yair Lapid should be ashamed," Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv tells JNS. Akiva Van Koningsveld and Amelie Botbol March 23, 2025
Chabad Chassidim ‘political activists’ for Netanyahu, Lapid charges A spokesman for Chabad told JNS that the worldwide Jewish movement "absolutely" does not involve itself in the politics of the Jewish state. Akiva Van Koningsveld March 14, 2025
Smotrich: Israel will not allow Iran to become a nuclear power "The American president will decide how" to prevent this, the Israeli minister said. Amelie Botbol and Akiva Van Koningsveld March 10, 2025
International Women’s Day, antisemitism and left-wing hypocrisy Israeli feminists fit in perfectly with the groups concerned with the plight of females, as long as they aren’t the wrong kind of Jews. Ruthie Blum March 9, 2025
Lapid sparks backlash after insulting MK’s looks The opposition leader defended himself after coalition members criticized his jab at MK Orit Strook. JNS Staff March 3, 2025
Netanyahu: Foreign funds fueled anti-government protests An "almost inconceivable" amount of foreign funding was behind the "so-called 'popular and spontaneous' protest movement," said the Israeli premier. JNS Staff Feb. 11, 2025
Israeli opposition leaders back Trump’s Iran policy Yair Lapid and Benny Gantz said an agreement was as good as military action, but Avigdor Liberman doubted talks could block Tehran's nuclear push. Amelie Botbol Feb. 10, 2025
Netanyahu coalition hits new high in latest poll The Likud Party would garner 33 mandates in the 120-seat Knesset if a vote were held now, according to a "Channel 14" survey. David Isaac Feb. 7, 2025
