On Monday, July 27, at 4:00 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative hosted Leader of the Israeli Opposition Yair Lapid. The discussion took place three months before the Israeli legislative elections.
Lapid previously served as the fourteenth prime minister of the State of Israel and minister of foreign affairs in Israel’s thirty-sixth government. As minister of foreign affairs, Lapid founded and hosted the first Negev Summit, with the participation of foreign ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Egypt, together with the US secretary of state, and founded the I2U2, a summit between Israel, the United States, India, and the UAE focused on bolstering cooperation.
In conversation with former US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro, Lapid discussed Israel’s regional relationships, the war with Iran, challenges facing the US-Israel relationship, and the upcoming elections.
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Yair Lapid
Former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the State of Israel; current Leader of the Opposition
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William Wechsler
Senior Director, Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East Programs
Atlantic Council
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Amb. Daniel Shapiro
Distinguished Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, Middle East Programs,
Atlantic Council
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