Tag Archives: Benny Gantz

If Gantz “becomes prime minister, American Jews will have some cause to celebrate”

NEW YORK TIMES Benny Gantz Can’t Heal the Rift Between U.S. Jews and Israel by Daniel Gordis September 23, 2019 …But contrary to conventional wisdom, I believe that any new Israeli prime minister might ultimately make matters worse between Israel … Continue reading

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Likud barely edges out Blue and White; Bibi to remain PM

JEWISH PRESS Huge Netanyahu Victory, Israeli Left Trashed, Orthodox Judaism Rules by David Israel April 10, 2019 Benjamin Netanyahu has won it all Tuesday, establishing himself as both the smartest politician in Israel’s history, and, very likely, the longest serving … Continue reading

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“Accordingly, I have no hesitation in stating that as of now, not one of the candidates for leadership can even remotely match the qualifications of Netanyahu”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Considering the national interest in the forthcoming elections by Isi Leibler March 26, 2019 …Netanyahu’s principal asset is that his opponents, Blue and White co-heads Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid, aside from their inexperience, … Continue reading

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AIPAC, home of the big tent, opines on Israeli political party that doesn’t “reflect the core values that are the very foundation of the State of Israel”

ALGEMEINER Netanyahu: Criticism of Deal With Kahanist Party ‘Hypocrisy and Double Standards’ by Benjamin Kerstein February 23, 2019 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday struck out at critics of a deal he brokered with far-right Kahanist party Otzma Yehudit, … Continue reading

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Military promises swift response to Unit 8200 letter

ISRAEL HAYOM by Staff September 15, 2014 Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has ordered IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz to deal with the soldiers who urged insubordination in the Intelligence Corps’ Unit 8200 “as if they were common … Continue reading

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