Posts Tagged: Benny Gantz
Blue and White Tells Likud There Will Be Fourth Elections If It Doesn’t Agree to Original Coalition Deal
Ex-IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz's centrist Blue and White party has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party that it must agree to...
Coalition Hits Another Roadblock Hours After Netanyahu, Gantz Said to Reach Unity Government Deal
After reports on Monday afternoon that a coalition government agreement had been reached, it was announced this evening that talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...
Blue and White and Likud Near Deal to Have Unity Government by Passover
A day after it appeared that negotiations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party and former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue...
Israel Faces Return to Political Crisis as Unity Government Talks Stall
Israel appeared to be teetering on the brink of a return to its year-long political impasse on Wednesday, with reports emerging of major difficulties in...
Will a Rotation Government Turn to National Priorities?
After covering three consecutive Israeli election cycles, and despite the announcement of a rotation government between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival Benny...
Gantz’s Personal Independence Day
JNS.org - It took Benny Gantz a little over a year from the time he entered Israel’s political arena to show that he has a...
Did Benny Gantz Betray Israel… or Save It?
JNS.org - A year ago, former Israeli Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff Benny Gantz was the fresh face that Israeli voters longed for. Or at...
In Phone Call, Trump and Netanyahu Agree to ‘Cooperate Closely’ on Coronavirus Fight
US President Donald Trump held a telephone call on Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A White House statement said, "Today, President Donald J. Trump...
Netanyahu and Gantz Move Closer to Unity Government in Surprise Twist
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival, Benny Gantz, was elected parliamentary speaker on Thursday in a surprise maneuver that could herald a unity government...
Israel’s Top Court, in Blow to Netanyahu, Expedites Knesset Vote on New Speaker
Israel's Supreme Court arranged for a vote for a parliamentary speaker to be held on Thursday in a showdown with an ally of Benjamin Netanyahu,...
Netanyahu Rival Gantz Denies Agreeing to Unity Government, Says No Talks Planned
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief political rival Benny Gantz denied rumors that he had agreed to a unity government with Netanyahu on Thursday, calling...
In Midst of Coronvirus Crisis, Israeli Knesset Sworn In Before Nearly-Empty Chamber
As the coronavirus crisis intensified on Monday, the new Israeli Knesset was sworn in before a nearly empty chamber. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin gave a short...
Israeli Arab Party Backs Netanyahu’s Rival Gantz
The main rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won support from Israel's Arab party on Sunday to form a government, potentially undermining Netanyahu's plan to...
Netanyahu Seeks to Reassure Israelis Amid Coronavirus Crisis: ‘No Reason to Storm Supermarkets’
Following consultations with top government officials on Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to reassure Israelis amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that has largely shut...
