Tag: Benny Gantz
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,...
Israeli defense minister to meet Erdogan in Turkey
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is slated to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara on Thursday, according to a statement from Gantz’s office.
Gantz arrived in Turkey on Wednesday, marking the first...
Gantz offers early warning system but no weapons to Ukrainian counterpart
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksii Reznikov, on Monday and offered to provide the war-torn country with an alert system for early warning of Russian missile and drone attacks.
At...
Gantz: We will not sell weapons to Ukraine
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz emphasized on Tuesday that Israel will not sell weapons to Ukraine, just hours after Kyiv’s foreign minister announced that his government would formally ask Jerusalem to supply it with...
Blinken reportedly asks Gantz to review IDF rules of engagement post-Abu Akleh
Biden administration officials have asked Israel to review its military’s rules of engagement for operations in Judea and Samaria and for Jerusalem to publish the conclusions of its report into the killing of Palestinian-American Al...
Islamic Jihad receives tens of millions of dollars a year from Iran, says Israeli...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Thursday accused Iran of providing tens of millions of dollars a year to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Cypriot Defense Minister...