Benny Gantz
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Israel heads to fourth elections in two years as govt collapses
Tel Aviv: The Israeli government on Tuesday collapsed after the country Parliament failed to meet a deadline for passage of budgets. Israel will head for fourth elections in two years, probably on…
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Netanyahu rival Gantz: PM’s indictment ‘very sad day for Israel’
Jerusalem: Benjamin Netanyahu’s main political rival Benny Gantz said Thursday the indictment of the Israeli prime minister for alleged corruption was a “sad day”. “This is a very sad day for the…
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Israel’s Gantz races to form government
Jerusalem: After weeks of talks over a new Israeli government have gone around in circles, Benjamin Netanyahu’s rival Benny Gantz had just two days left Monday to form a coalition and become…
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Israeli negotiators seek to break Netanyahu-Gantz deadlock
Jerusalem: Negotiators for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz met Tuesday to discuss possibilities for a unity government that both men say they should lead after last…
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Israeli Arab parties back Gantz for PM in break with precedent
Jerusalem: Israeli Arab political parties are backing ex-military chief Benny Gantz as the country’s next prime minister in a break with precedent, they announced Sunday. The mainly Arab Joint List alliance made…
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Israel: Gantz rejects PM Netanyahu’s ‘unity government’ proposal
JERUSALEM: Benny Gantz, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main opponent in the country’s general election, on Thursday rejected the ‘unity government’ proposal. Unity Government In a major development following Tuesday’s polls, Netanyahu said…
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Netanyahu, Gantz in standoff over Israeli unity government
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz were in a standoff over calls for a unity government on Thursday as election results put the premier’s long tenure…
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Netanyahu set to lose majority in Israel polls
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is projected to have failed to muster a majority in a tough election that saw a virtual tie between Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc and a centre-left grouping that…
