Posts Tagged: Benny Gantz
Former PM Ehud Barak on Gantz-Lapid Merger: ‘This Is a Very Happy and Important Day’
Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak praised on Thursday Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid for their decision to merge their Israel Resilience and Yesh Atid parties...
Netanyahu’s Strongest Challengers Form Alliance in Israeli Election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest challengers in an election in April joined forces on Thursday, adding more potency to the centrist candidates' bid to...
Gantz Unveils Party List, Lapid Says Unity Deal Still ‘on the Table’
Former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz unveiled on Tuesday the Knesset candidates list of his new party Israel Resilience for the upcoming elections, while...
Benny Gantz’s Dangerous Ambiguity on West Bank Disengagement
For all his efforts to keep his views on key national issues under wraps, so as to make his premiership bid appeal to the largest...
Netanyahu’s Main Rival in Israeli Election Voices Agreement With Him on Iran
Former general Benny Gantz, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest challenger in an election scheduled for April, voiced support on Sunday for the right-wing leader's tough policy toward Iran. "I am standing shoulder-to-shoulder...
Unity Talks Between Leading Israeli Opposition Parties Coming Down to ‘Core Issues’
In a process that could prove pivotal in the upcoming Israeli elections, unity talks between the two leading opposition parties have advanced to the point where...
Who Are the Real Racists in the Middle East?
JNS.org - It’s a familiar refrain. Critics of Israel aren’t content to merely bash the policies of the government of the Jewish state. As part...
Benny Gantz, More of the Same?
JNS.org - Benny Gantz, chairman of the new Israel Resilience party, got off to a fine start in late January with a smooth speech. My esteemed colleague,...
Gantz and Lapid Said to Be Launching Unity Talks; Decision Expected Within Two Weeks
In what could lead to a dramatic change in the Israeli electoral landscape, the leaders of two major centrist parties are in talks to run together...
Latest Israeli Polls Show a United Gantz-Lapid Party Would Oust Netanyahu From Office
Polls taken a day after former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz’s well-received debut speech as leader of the Israel Resilience party showed that a...
In Debut Political Speech, Netanyahu Challenger Gantz Warns Iran’s Rouhani: ‘I Will Thwart Your Plot’ Against Israel
In his debut political speech on Tuesday, former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz -- the head of the newly-formed Israel Resilience Party -- issued...
Former IDF Generals Gantz and Ya’alon Join Forces in Bid to Oust Netanyahu in Upcoming Knesset Elections
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...
The Case Against Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to call for an early election, scheduled to take place on April 9, was nothing short of another political...
What Do Benny Gantz, and Israel’s Other Political Leaders, Truly Believe?
After a long rainy February day spent traversing across the country, we found refuge in the warm confines of a Tel Aviv hotel. As the...
