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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the phone with Australia’s Minister for Defense Linda Reynolds. Source: Lloyd Austin/Twitter.

In call with Gantz, Austin reiterates US commitment to Israel’s military edge

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Benny Gantz, on Thursday, during which he reiterated America’s commitment to Israel’s defense. “Great speaking with Israel’s Minister of Defense this morning. The U.S....
The “Adir” (F-35I) fighter jet during the “Blue Flag,” an international aerial training exercise at the Ovda air force base, Southern Israel, Nov. 11, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

IDF crafting new options to counter Iranian threat

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Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi has instructed the military to outline a new plan to counter the Iranian threat. The move was prompted by recent indications Tehran plans to...
Israeli Defense Benny Gantz visits at the Jerusalem Municipality on November 10, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

‘This is an emergency’: Gantz presses left-wing bloc to unite against Netanyahu

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday called on all the parties in the country’s left-wing bloc to unite to “get rid of” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the March 2021 elections. “This...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement to the media concerning new elections from the Knesset in Jerusalem, Dec. 22, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel’s government collapses, forcing fourth elections in two years

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Israel’s government collapsed on Tuesday, forcing the Jewish state into yet another election—the fourth in the last two years. The government automatically dissolved on Tuesday at midnight after it failed to pass a budget for...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visits the Israel-Lebanon border, Nov. 17, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Right livid after Gantz says Jerusalem has ‘room’ for Palestinian capital

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Prominent figures on Israel’s right are furious with Defense Minister Benny Gantz for telling London-based Saudi news outlet Asharq Al-Awsat in a recent interview that he does not envision full regional peace without the Palestinians, and...
U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley lights a menorah on the eighth night of Hannukah alongside IDF Cpt. Josh Gerstein and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi in IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, Dec. 17, 2020. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.

Amid Iranian threat, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley visits Israel

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Amid the Iranian threat, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley visited Israel on Thursday as part of an overseas trip. During the two-day stop in Israel, Milley met with Israel...
Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz and Yesh Atid charman Yair Lapid speak to supporters in Tel Aviv, ahead of the Israeli general elections, on Feb. 20, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Benny Gantz: ‘Yair Lapid can’t form a government, and he knows it’

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The Knesset still has not dispersed, and a date for the next election has not been set. But the turmoil in the anti-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu camp continued unabated and even intensified over the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a vote on a bill to dissolve the Knesset, Dec. 2, 2020. Photo by Alex Kolomoisky/POOL.

Knesset moves towards dissolving unity government, possible new elections

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The Israeli Knesset passed a preliminary bill to dissolve the government, paving the way for a fourth round of elections within the last two years. The bill, which passed with 61 lawmakers voting in favor...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visits the Jerusalem Municipality on Nov. 10, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Knesset edges closer to dissolution as Gantz sides with opposition

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Tuesday that his Blue and White faction will side with the opposition on Wednesday when its motion to dissolve the Knesset comes up for a vote in...
Sadi Ben Shitrit. Source: Facebook.

Leader of ‘Crime Minister’ protests compares Netanyahu to Hitler

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Sadi Ben Shitrit, one of the leaders of the so-called “Crime Minister” protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, elicited a harsh response from Defense Minister Benny Gantz for comparing Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler. Demonstrating...