Pod Save America Hosts Call on Democrats to Cut All Israel Military Aid, No Longer Accept AIPAC Funding
Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Local Jewish Community Calls for Action
‘All of Our Strength’: Over 1,000 Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Solidarity Conference
‘Devastated’: Wesley LePatner, Killed in Manhattan Mass Shooting, Was a Jewish Communal, Philanthropic Leader
Sen. Angus King Vows to No Longer Vote for Israel Military Aid Until Gaza Conditions Improve
Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaza Backlash, Palestinian State Push, Says Israeli FM
Israel’s National Soccer Coach Attacked in Athens Before Soccer Fans Chant ‘F–K Israel, Free Palestine’ at Match
New York Judge Sentences Neo-Nazi to 5 Years for Livestreaming Bomb Threats Against Jewish Hospitals
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Meets Conditions, Starmer Says
Former IDF Generals Gantz and Ya’alon Join Forces in Bid to Oust Netanyahu in Upcoming Knesset Elections
Error: Contact form not found.
by Benjamin Kerstein
Then-IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz and then-Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon oversee an Israeli military operation, March 2014. Photo: IDF via Wikimedia Commons.
Two former IDF chiefs of staff, Benny Gantz and Moshe Ya’alon, have agreed to run on a joint list in the upcoming Knesset elections.
The two men reached an agreement just before Gantz’s debut speech as the head of the Israel Resilience Party, scheduled to take place on Tuesday evening.
To enable the deal with Gantz, Ya’alon reportedly stepped back from a previous pledge not to sit in a government led by current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — an option Gantz is leaving open, depending on the election results.
A political feud with Netanyahu led to Ya’alon’s resignation as defense minister in 2016.
There was no word on what role Yaalon might play in a Gantz-led government, though previous reports have hinted that he would likely return to the Defense Ministry.
The Knesset elections are set to be held on April 9.
