Leader of the Opposition (Israel)

Leader of the Opposition
רֹאשׁ הַאוֹפּוֹזִיצְיָה‎ Rosh Ha-Opozitzya
Incumbent Yair Lapid since 2 January 2023[1]
Term length	While leader of the largest political party in the Knesset that is not in government
First holder	Meir Ya'ari

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In Israel, the Leader of the Opposition (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַאוֹפּוֹזִיצְיָה, Rosh HaOpozitzya) is the politician who leads the Official Opposition in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. The Leader of the Opposition is, by convention, the leader of the largest political party in the Knesset that is not in (or supports) the government.