Posts Tagged: Jewish and Democratic State
Lapid Confronts Charedim in Knesset
Ynet - The 19th Knesset's first summer session on Monday turned into a barbed verbal bout between Finance Minister Yair Lapid and haredi Knesset members. Answering...
Haredi Parties Storm Out of Knesset, Denounce Government
Times of Israel - On Wednesday afternoon, when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu read out the details of his new government, prior to a ...
Likud: Lapid Turned Down Finance Ministry
Times of Israel - The Likud party offered Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid the position of finance minister in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's...
Orthodox Rabbis Reject Compromise On Enlistment
Jerusalem Post - Two of the most senior haredi rabbis in Israel, Aharon Leib Shteinman and Shmuel Auerbach, have both declared over the past...
Lapid Reaches Out to Netanyahu
Jerusalem Post - Yair Lapid sent a message to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday, reassuring him that he could be trusted if he...
Netanyahu Furious at Lapid-Bennett ‘Conspiracy’
Jerusalem Post - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is furious at what he believes is a conspiracy by Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Bayit...
A Spiritual Examination of the Israeli Elections
A few weeks ago, while reading the Beshalach weekly Torah (bible) portion , I noticed for the first time that the party responsible for taking...
Yair Lapid Lambasts Ultra-Orthodox Community
Times of Israel - Speaking in the Knesset for the first time since becoming an MK, Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid lambasted the ...