Yair Lapid: From former TV anchor to top Netanyahu challenger
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Yair Lapid: From former TV anchor to top Netanyahu challenger
AFP / Mar 15, 2021, 08:34 IST
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People stand in front of an election campaign billboard for the Likud party showing a portrait of its leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and opposition party leader Yair Lapid in Ramat Gan, Israel.
JERUSALEM: He s a former prime-time news anchor once known largely for his chiselled good looks, but Israel s Yair Lapid has emerged as one of the strongest challengers to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
When Lapid founded his Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party in 2012, some dismissed him as the latest in a series of media stars seeking to parlay his celebrity into political success.
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