Israeli journalist and politician Yair Lapid in conversation with Professor Alan Johnson, editor of the quarterly journal Fathom, which offers expert analysis on Israel and the Middle East.

Yair Lapid has been a popular and influential Israeli journalist. In 2012 he left journalism to form a new political party, which took that year’s election by storm, becoming the second largest political party in the country, while Lapid was appointed as Israel's Finance Minister. He speaks on Israel-Diaspora relations, Israel's relationship with the world and the challenges and opportunities facing the country.

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