Tag: Benny Gantz
With election season (again) descending upon Israel, can anyone break the political stalemate?
With Israel facing its second election in less than a year after failing to achieve a government in April, significant changes to the composition of its political parties were just waiting to be made.
On...
BRIEF Blue and White concedes, Lapid vows to make Knesset a ‘battleground’
The leadership of the Blue and White Party conceded on Wednesday, despite coming in neck and neck with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party in Tuesday’s national elections.
“We respect the decision of the...
Blue and White leader Gantz: ‘Nothing is final yet; reports aren’t telling final story’
Leader of the Blue and White Party Benny Gantz said on Wednesday morning that despite the results that appeared to give Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a fifth term in office and a large...
How an electoral tie represents a landslide victory for Israel’s right
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a decisive electoral victory at the polls despite tying with main rival Benny Gantz, former chief of staff in the Israel Defense Forces. While both the ruling Likud Party...
Netanyahu and Gantz cast their ballots as voting is underway in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his election rival Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz cast their ballots on Tuesday as Israelis across the country headed to the polls.
Netanyahu, who earlier appealed to...
Benny Gantz: ‘We want to serve you’
For 38 years, I was a soldier, a fighter and a commander. I made tough and courageous decisions. I led combat fighters beyond enemy lines and answered phone calls in the middle of the...
Deciphering the security policies put forth by Gantz, Netanyahu
Israel’s general elections are about to take place, and naturally, the critical question of which security policies should guide the country have returned to center stage.
While security is usually a central topic in Israeli...
Gantz points to Netanyahu after rocket attack, saying ‘Israel is held hostage by Hamas’
After a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip early Monday morning destroyed a home in central Israel, involving seven people in one family and injuring three, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political rivals were quick to...
Gantz denounces extremism, calls for unity in AIPAC talk
Former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff and Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival in Israel’s national elections on April 9—denounced extremists both inside and outside the...
‘Bibi or Tibi’ debate is about Zionism, not racism
He’s done it again. After being called out for allegedly employing racist incitement against Israeli Arabs during election campaigns, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being attacked again for saying things that hurt the...