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Former Israel Defense Forces' Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, head of the Blue and White Party, in Tel Aviv on Feb. 19, 2019. Credit: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Gantz points to Netanyahu after rocket attack, saying ‘Israel is held hostage by Hamas’

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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...
Former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz addresses the 2019 AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., on March 25, 2019. Credit: Screenshot.

Gantz denounces extremism, calls for unity in AIPAC talk

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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...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a conference of the Likud Party, presenting the list of candidates on March 4, 2019. Credit: Aharon Krohn/Flash90.

‘Bibi or Tibi’ debate is about Zionism, not racism

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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...
Benny Gantz of the Blue and White joint list speaks during a meeting with members of the Druze community in the Druze town of Daliyat al-Karmel, northern Israel, March 7, 2019. Credit: Meir Vaknin/Flash90

What won’t change if Gantz replaces Netanyahu

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For years, we’ve been told that support for Israel is being undermined by two factors. On the one hand, many Americans view the policies of the government led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Moshe Ya'alon, Gabi Ashkenazi, Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid of the Blue and White Party seen after a statement Tel Aviv on February 21, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90

How the former generals of the Blue and White Party view the Palestinian issue

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According to polls, the Blue and White Party is the largest in Israel at this time. Three out four of its senior members are former chief of staffs of the Israel Defense Forces. Led by...
Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid of the new Blue and White Party at a joint a statement in Tel Aviv on Feb. 21, 2019. Credit: Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Gantz and Lapid appeal for ‘unity,’ Netanyahu touts ‘strong leadership’

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The leaders of the new Blue and White Party–Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid—held their first political rally on Thursday night after the two candidates shook up the Israeli political scene earlier in the day. In...
Yesh Atid and Israel Resilience Party members announce their merger on Feb. 21, 2019, ahead of Israel's April 9 national elections. Photo: courtesy of Israel Resilience.

Yesh Atid Party and Israel Resilience form last-minute alliance against Likud

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In a turbulent race to seal alliances and set lists before the Thursday night deadline heading up to the April 9 elections, Israeli centrist political parties Yesh Atid and Israel Resilience announced on Thursday...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with Austrian President Alexander Van at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on Feb. 5, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Two months before elections, Netanyahu hits back after rival Gantz takes off gloves

Israel Resilience Party leader Benny Gantz took off his proverbial gloves on Tuesday, inexplicably deciding to attack Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his military service, of all things. In a conference in which he...
An Israeli soldier evacuate Jewish settlers women from their house in the Jewish settlement of Newe Dekalim in the Gaza Strip, 2005. Photo by Flash90.

Right slams Gantz for supporting eviction of Jewish towns; Gantz slams back

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Israel Resilience Party leader and prime-ministerial hopeful Benny Gantz raised the ire of Israeli right-wingers on Wednesday after his first interview indicated his favorable opinion of the 2005 Gaza Disengagement/Expulsion, in which 8,500 Jews...
Israeli Yesh Atid Party leader Yair Lapid speaks in Netanya n March 19, 2017. Credit: Flash90.

Bennett projects confidence that he can take votes from Gantz and Lapid

The election strategy of the New Right party, co-founded by former leader of Habayit Hayehudi Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, focuses on attracting votes that might otherwise go to Yesh Atid or...