Posts Tagged: Benny Gantz
Israeli Statesman and Right-Wing Stalwart Moshe Arens Dies at 93
Longtime Israeli diplomat and politician Moshe Arens -- who served as the Jewish state's ambassador to the US and several terms as defense minister and...
Five Questions About Israel’s Political Musical Chairs
JNS.org - The old expression is that for every two Jews, there are three political opinions. In Israel, that cliché can be extended to also...
Latest Polls Show Big Win for Netanyahu, Contradictory Results for ‘New Right,’ Smaller Parties
One day after Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked shook up Israeli politics by splitting from their Jewish Home party to form...
Israel’s Jewish Home Splits Ahead of April Election; Bennett, Shaked Form ‘New Right’ Party
A religious-nationalist party in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government split on Saturday, with its leaders saying they were bolting to appeal to more...
Israeli Ex-General, Polling Closest to Netanyahu, Joins 2019 Election Race
A former Israeli armed forces chief who opinion polls show poses the toughest challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bid for reelection next year formally established...
Two Ex-Israeli Military Chiefs in Talks on Potential Joint Ticket for Upcoming Knesset Election
Two former heads of the Israeli military are said to be in talks to run together on a joint slate in the upcoming April 9...
Easy Netanyahu Win Predicted in First Poll Since Israel Election Set
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will easily win a snap election set for April 9, according to an opinion poll on Tuesday, the first to...
Report: Popular Ex-IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz to Form New Political Party
Benny Gantz, the former IDF chief of staff who led the army during the last war with Hamas, is set to form his own political...
Dozens of Top IDF Officers Sign Letters Supporting Druze Protest Against Nation-State Law
Dozens of present and former top IDF officers have issued open letters opposing Israel’s new nation-state law and supporting the Druze and members of other minority communities...
The Terrorist Semi-States of Hamas and Hezbollah
The terrorist threat that Israel faces is an unusual one because the terrorist organizations seeking to destroy it control their own territory, making them a...
Poll Shows Zionist Union Under Leadership of Ex-IDF Chief Gantz Would Challenge Likud
Israel's embattled center-left Zionist Union party would double its number of Knesset seats in the next election if former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz...
Newly Retired IDF Chief Joins Another Prestigious Club
JNS.org - Three months ago, he retired as chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), one of the world's most prestigious military...
At Jerusalem Conference, Experts Say Israel Complies With International Law
Shurat HaDin, an Israeli NGO specializing in International Law, hosted a two-day conference in Jerusalem this week, "Towards a New Law of War." The conference dealt...
IDF Former Chief of Staff Benny Gantz on Gaza War: ‘Next Time Will be Worse’
Former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, at a conference regarding international law and warfare on Monday, said that he expects Israel's next war against...
