Israel Elections: Bennett, Yamina’s Futures Discussed in Talks with Shaked; Walla, Jerusalem Post staff, Jerusalem Post, June 28, 2022 — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s political future was thrown into doubt after he and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced they will disperse the Knesset, thereby making Lapid the interim prime minister under the rotation agreement.
Lapid vs. Netanyahu: 2022 Election Campaigns to Begin This Week: Eliav Breuer, Jerusalem Post, July 2, 2022 — Political parties start their election campaigns this week, with all the polls indicating that the two largest parties will be the Likud and Yesh Atid.
WATCH: Caroline Glick: This is Why the Bennett-Lapid Gov’t Really Fell: “Mideast News Hour” with Caroline Glick and guest Dr. Gadi Taub: JNS, June 28, 2022 — Why did Naftali Bennett decide to transfer the Israeli premiership to Foreign Minister Yair Lapid? And why did the Bennett-Lapid government come crashing down?
Israeli PM Yair Lapid’s Inaugural Address to the Nation: JNS Staff, JNS, July 3, 2022 — I want to start by thanking the 13th Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Naftali Bennett. For your decency, for your friendship and for leading the government this past year to economic and security achievements not seen here for years. A special thank you for allowing the citizens of Israel to see this week an orderly transition between people who keep agreements and believe in one another.
Meet Israel’s Next Prime Minister: Ruth Marks Eglash, Jewish Insider, June 27, 2022
Why Is Israel Headed to Its Fifth Election in Four Years?: Dov Lieber, WSJ, June 30, 2022
Who is Yair Lapid Appointing to Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office?: Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post, July 3, 2022
Lapid’s Likely Priorities in the Months Ahead: David Isaac, JNS, July 3, 2022
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Israel’s New Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, Played the Long Game to Power: Isabel Kershner, NY Times, July 1, 2022 — Nearly a decade ago Yair Lapid, then the new leader of Israel’s political center, was asked by a television interviewer if he envisaged becoming prime minister after the next election.
Israel Elections: Bennett, Yamina’s Futures Discussed in Talks with Shaked; Walla, Jerusalem Post staff, Jerusalem Post, June 28, 2022 — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s political future was thrown into doubt after he and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced they will disperse the Knesset, thereby making Lapid the interim prime minister under the rotation agreement.
Lapid vs. Netanyahu: 2022 Election Campaigns to Begin This Week: Eliav Breuer, Jerusalem Post, July 2, 2022 — Political parties start their election campaigns this week, with all the polls indicating that the two largest parties will be the Likud and Yesh Atid.
WATCH: Caroline Glick: This is Why the Bennett-Lapid Gov’t Really Fell: “Mideast News Hour” with Caroline Glick and guest Dr. Gadi Taub: JNS, June 28, 2022 — Why did Naftali Bennett decide to transfer the Israeli premiership to Foreign Minister Yair Lapid? And why did the Bennett-Lapid government come crashing down?
