The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/yosef-tommy-lapid/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:04:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Yosef (Tommy) Lapid | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/yosef-tommy-lapid/ 32 32 You just don’t call Yair Lapid a ‘shtinker’ https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/defending-netanyahu-with-the-new-s-words/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:17:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1792202 Bullying those who speak out against abuse and corruption is a poor defense of Netanyahu

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]]> At Stockholm rally, Lapid accuses Swedish FM of anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-stockholm-rally-lapid-accuses-swedish-fm-of-anti-semitism/ Sun, 28 Aug 2016 20:35:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1452926&preview_id=1452926 An attack on Jews not based in fact has a name, Yesh Atid leader says, advising Wallstrom to look into true rights abuses in Mideast

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]]> Hungarian students stage Holocaust play for school competition https://www.timesofisrael.com/hungarian-students-stage-holocaust-play-for-school-competition/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:10:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1371314 Dramitization by Christian teens portraying late Israeli politician and Budapest ghetto survivor Tommy Lapid wins state-sponsored contest

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]]> Lapid tightens grip on Yesh Atid, delays leadership race https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-tightens-grip-on-yesh-atid-delays-leadership-race/ Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:54:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1338820 Ex-finance minister said to have secretly changed party's regulations, deferring ballot until after next national elections

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]]> 30 Holocaust survivors mark bar/bat mitzvahs in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/30-holocaust-survivors-mark-barbat-mitzvahs-in-jerusalem/ Mon, 13 Jul 2015 17:23:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1214405 70 years after WWII, celebration held at Western Wall; Yair Lapid recalls father's bar mitzvah in Budapest ghetto

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]]> The kingmaker’s kingmaker https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-kingmakers-kingmaker/ Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:11:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=389178 How did Yesh Atid become the biggest success of the elections? A dedicated candidate, a resonant message, and relentless hard work, says its American-Jewish adviser, Mark Mellman

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]]> Rising political star better be ready to work up a sweat https://www.timesofisrael.com/rising-political-star-better-be-ready-to-work-up-a-sweat/ Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:15:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=355094 If Yair Lapid wants to avoid the pitfalls of his centrist predecessors, he'll have to produce concrete results at the Knesset

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]]> The numbers game https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-numbers-game/ Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:41:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=353146 The press puts Lapid in the driver's seat even before final election results are out

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]]> Being Yair Lapid (in English) https://www.timesofisrael.com/being-yair-lapid-in-english/ Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:56:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=352256 Some reflections on working with, and serving as the English voice for, Israel's new kingmaker

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]]> Israel’s elections: What just happened? https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-elections-what-just-happened/ Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:49:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=352026 Israel voted for change, and moved a little from right to center; Lapid is the big success but Netanyahu is still a winner, albeit battered and constrained

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]]> Lapid says he’ll go to court to stop ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-says-hell-go-to-court-to-stop-ultra-orthodox-draft-exemptions/ Sun, 09 Dec 2012 21:53:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=308300 Yesh Atid head calls move to allow 1,300 Haredi men to serve national service a 'scandal'

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]]> Back to two-party politics? https://www.timesofisrael.com/back-to-two-party-politics/ Fri, 04 May 2012 06:45:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=89464 Unless a certain charismatic TV anchor defies precedent, the elections of 2012 – which nobody seems to want, but which are happening anyway – may mark a return to the traditional Likud vs. Labor race, albeit with Netanyahu firmly in the driving seat

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]]> Journalist Lapid formally launches political bid, pledging support for middle class https://www.timesofisrael.com/yair-lapid-files-paperwork-for-new-yesh-atid-party/ Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:39:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=83896 Late minister's son files paperwork for new Yesh Atid party; poll shows it heading for 12 seats

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]]> Carrying the torch of change https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/can-lapid-change-politics/ Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:30:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=21497 If he implements a regional politics that favors taxpayers, Yair Lapid may be the one who finally puts the ultra-Orhtodox in their place

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]]> Yair Lapid stumping for spot as education minister https://www.timesofisrael.com/yair-lapid-education-ministry-would-best-suit-me/ Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:23:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=17951 The former Channel 2 television host presented himself as a candidate for the Knesset and the leader of Israel's 'sane center'

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