SOURCE|January 23, 2013 at 4:53 am
“It appears that the big winner of the elections is Yair Lapid and his Yesh Atid party,” reports the Times of Israel, “and US commentator Jeffrey Goldberg is already speculating about the White House reading up on the news anchor-turned-political superstar.” On Tuesday, Goldberg Tweeted: “I wonder if someone in the White House is right now researching the question, “Who is Yair Lapid, and what exactly does he think?”
Here’s an interesting profile the Times ran last fall — “Yesh Atid sets out to prove it’s more politics than personality: Buffeted with claims that the party stands for nothing, or all the wrong things, Yair Lapid and his clutch of fresh-faced comrades aim for supremacy in the battle for the center.”
Wednesday morning headlines in Israel:
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Yedioth Ahronoth - Israel wanted change: A blow to Netanyahu, a leap for Lapid
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Maariv – A weakened right, a blow to Netanyahu, the big winner: Yair Lapid
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Israel Hayom – Lapid’s surprise, Likud’s disappointment
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Haaretz – Dramatic achievement for Yair Lapid, disappointment in the Likud
(Source: Times of Israel)
UPDATE AT MIDNIGHT: The Jerusalem Post reports at midnight eastern time: “With 99% of votes tallied, Right and Left blocs tie with 60 seats each; voter turnout 66.6% – Likud-Beytenu receive 31 seats, Labor 19, Bayit Yehudi and Shas 11, Livni and Meretz 6 each, UAL-Taal 5, Hadash 4, Kadima 2.”
Categories: BREAKING NEWS, END TIMES, MIDDLE EAST CRISIS, POLITICAL/GOVERNMENT, WORLD NEWS
Tags: Israel, Jeffrey Goldberg, Jerusalem Post, Jewish Home, Kadima, Likud, White House, Yair Lapid
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Last night was the first time I have heard of him…will have to keep an eye on the changes of Israel.
His name is new to me too. Thanks for keeping us informed.
Who is he?
I don’t know! LOL Who is he?
That’s crazy!!!
This article is from Joel Rosenberg’s site. Apparently, from what I gather, this guy was a news anchor or something and rose to political power out of the blue over in Israel. My understanding was that Netanyahu won the re-election, but now I’m confused!
I know…it’s hard to tell who won since I’ve seen post stating Netanyahu lost and it’s a dead heat. I may check out the Jerusalem post…
Send me a link if you find anything out…something clear. I saw one last night (which I posted here) appearing that he won. I’m confused! LOL
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