Tag: Benny Gantz
Gantz: This isn’t the time to replace Netanyahu
Benny Gantz, currently serving as part of Israel's War Cabinet, has said in private conversations that the idea of replacing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the middle of the war is "nothing less than...
Netanyahu, Gantz agree on unity government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz reached a deal to establish a unity government on Wednesday, the fifth day of Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
According to the...
Gantz meets with Biden officials amid Saudi normalization talk
Israel's National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz paid a visit to Washington, D.C., this week for meetings with top Biden administration officials, the opposition politician revealed on Thursday.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter),...
Dutch Supreme Court: Gantz immune from 2014 ‘war crimes’ suit
The Netherlands' highest court ruled on Friday that former Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz was immune from civil prosecution over the deaths of six Palestinians in an airstrike undertaken by the Israel Defense Forces...
Trump, Netanyahu and the renaissance of Soviet apparatchiks
During the Cold War, when Soviet émigrés tried to tell Westerners what it was like living under Soviet communism, their explanations usually began with a discussion of the media.
They would say something like, “You...
Opposition leaders to boycott final votes on judicial reform
Opposition leaders meeting on Monday declared that they would boycott future parliamentary votes on the Netanyahu government’s judicial reform plan.
Opposition leader and Yesh Atid Party Chairman Yair Lapid, National Unity Party Chairman Benny Gantz,...
Lapid, Gantz reject any talks on judicial reforms unless legislation halted
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid and National Unity Party chief Benny Gantz rejected on Monday any negotiations over the government’s judicial reform proposal unless the accompanying legislative process grinds to a complete halt.
“All our...
Gantz: US-Israel cooperation on Iran threat ‘more critical than ever’
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz emphasized the Iranian threat in a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday.
Gantz “highlighted that Iran, particularly in recent times, has proven to pose a strategic...
Gantz: Netanyahu will be ‘level-headed’ about Iran strike
Outgoing Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Tuesday that Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu would be “level-headed” concerning the possibility of a military strike against Iran.
“We need to prepare for this possibility and we...
Gantz: National Unity Party headed to the opposition
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced on Wednesday that his National Unity Party would be joining the opposition, tacitly conceding Tuesday’s election to Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
With more than 4.1 million votes officially counted,...