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Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz visits the Jerusalem Municipality on Nov. 10, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel ‘on verge of elections’ over budget issue, warns Gantz

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As Israel’s coalition partners continue to wrangle over the matter of the state budget, Blue and White leader Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned on Tuesday that time is running out to resolve the issue...
Blue and White Party leaders Benny Gantz and Gabi Ashkenazi celebrate as the results in the Israeli general elections are announced, at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, on April 9, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Report: Gantz’s call for polygraphs sparks outrage after closed-door talk leaked

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday demanded that lawmakers from his Blue and White faction undergo polygraph testing following a leak from a meeting during which he admitted he does not expect Israeli...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz sign an agreement that Gantz said will “ensure the quality edge of the Israeli defense establishment and the IDF in the coming decades.” Credit: Israeli Ministry of Defense.

Israeli and American defense establishments agree on accelerated defense deliveries

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Days after Benny Gantz returned to Israel from the United States to hammer out a new procurement arrangement ahead of an imminent announcement by the United States over the sale of F-35 stealth fighter...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz (right) visits Bnei Brak, Sept. 06, 2020. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Gantz’s ultimatum: ‘Pass a 2021 budget by November or we’ll go to elections’

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday vowed to dissolve the government if a state budget for 2021 isn’t passed by the end of October. “If there is no budget, we’ll go to elections,” Gantz...
A map illustrating the latest terror tunnel uncovered by the Israel Defense Forces from the Gaza Strip into Israel. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

IDF says it uncovered new terror tunnel from Gaza Strip into southern Israel

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The Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday that it has uncovered a terror tunnel from the Gaza Strip that ran dozens of meters into southern Israel. “The route was located as part of the...
Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz speaks to IDF Home Front Command soldiers on Sept. 14, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz in Washington for talks to ensure Israel’s military edge

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In the wake of a reported U.S.-UAE deal in the works for the sale of F-35 fighter jets, Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz departed for the United States on a brief 24-hour visit on...
Israelis, wearing face masks for fear of the coronavirus, shop for grocery at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem on August 20, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90

Viral apathy in Israel

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference on Monday evening with Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein and National Coronavirus Project coordinator Ronni Gamzu. The purpose of the event, after...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz vote for the budget deadline extension bill on Aug. 24, 2020. Credit: Knesset Spokesperson/Yehonatan Samiyeh.

Israel delays budget deadline, preventing election (for now)

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Israel’s Knesset on Monday passed a final version of a bill to extend the deadline for parliament to pass a state budget. The new date is Dec. 23, said the Knesset in a statement. If a budget...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the weekly Cabinet meeting, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on June 28, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Knesset to approve budget deadline extension, averting government collapse

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Israel’s Knesset Finance Committee on Monday morning approved a final version of a bill to extend the deadline for parliament to pass a state budget. The new date is Dec. 23, the Knesset said in a...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz hold a press conference in Tel Aviv on July 27, 2020. Photo by Tal Shahar/POOL.

Gantz : ‘Improper that I was not updated’ on UAE deal until after it...

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz stated publicly on Tuesday for the first time that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not brief him about the deal with the United Arab Emirates until after it had...