Tommy Lapid
Israeli radio and television presenter, journalist, and politician
- Lived
- 1931–2008
- Country
- Israel
Updated September 2026
About Tommy Lapid
Joseph "Tommy" Lapid was a Yugoslav-born Israeli radio and television presenter, playwright, journalist, politician and government minister known for his sharp tongue and acerbic wit. Lapid headed the secular-liberal Shinui party from 1999 to 2006. He fiercely opposed the ultra-Orthodox political parties and actively sought to exclude any religious observance from the legal structure of the Israeli state. He was the father of Yair Lapid, who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Israel in 2022.
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