One is Michael Biton, the former mayor of the Negev city of Yeruham, who was once seen as a rising star in Labor. They are what shaped me.”It is worth noting that since launching his political career a few months ago, Gantz has surrounded himself with individuals and advisers who happen to be active in promoting religious freedom and Jewish pluralism.Sources familiar with the firm say Ben Horin and Alexandrovitz works with clients like these not only for the money but also out of a deep commitment to the cause of religious freedom and pluralism. On the security questions which often decide Israeli elections he has taken similar positions to Mr Netanyahu and sometimes tried to outflank him in hawkishness.He refuses to say if he supports the idea of a Palestinian state and has promised to continue Israel’s campaign to drive Iran out of Syria and to seek better relations with the Gulf Arab states.His main advantage is a wave of anti-Netanyahu sentiment among liberal Israelis who will support anyone who can drive out the prime minister.
Benny Gantz, head of Blue and White Party, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, head of the Likud Party. That these themes made their way into Gantz’s speech, they say, is not coincidental.Ben Horin and Alexandrovitz also works with Israel Hofsheet, which has been aggressively campaigning – with considerable success – to get Jewish couples in Israel to marry outside the auspices of the Orthodox-run Chief Rabbinate.
“We are strongest when we combine military strength and moral standards,” he said.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future.Mr Gantz’s campaign has been relatively light on policy.
Talks to form a coalition led to a Netanyahu government.Gantz with fellow party membersChief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, conducted a surprise visit to training bases “We hope that after the election,” the statement added, “a government will be formed in Israel that will implement these important measures so that they don’t remain mere election slogans.”“The government under whose leadership I stand will respect the Jewish tradition of Israel and allow each person to live according to their beliefs and values,” he said, summing up his position.Uri Keidar, CEO of Israel Hofsheet (aka Be Free Israel), an organization that promotes religious pluralism, said that “Gantz has taken a courageous and important step in the right direction, and we believe this is just the beginning.”Interestingly, the director of the Reform movement in Israel, Rabbi Gilad Kariv, is running in the Labor Party primary next month – which might explain why the statement issued by his movement praising Gantz did not include his name. Chief of General Staff Benny Gantz trains with soldiers at a Paratrooper Exercise, 18 May 2011There were three elections between March 2019 and March 2020 leading to constitutional crisis in Israel. A statement issued by the Reform movement in Israel noted that “these are the views of a clear majority of Israeli citizens, and every party committed to the values expressed in the Declaration of Independence would be well advised to commit to them.It wasn’t that most Israelis believed the former army chief of staff was opposed to holding egalitarian services at one of Judaism’s holiest sites. These values created who I am. Benjamin Gantz (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין "בֵּנִי" גַּנְץ; born 9 June 1959) is an Israeli soldier and politician serving as Alternate Prime Minister of Israel and Minister of Defense since 2020. In an election cycle already full of new parties, no first-time candidate has generated quite as much buzz as former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz. Blue and White leader Benny Gantz hinted that he would seek major economic investment in Gaza’s civilian economy and infrastructure to stabilize the enclave, and respond to security challenges with far greater force than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has. If it doesn’t, that will tell us something about ourselves,” said Peter Lerner, a former military officer who served with him.“Other commanders would just say shoot everywhere.
Benny Gantz: can this Israeli general defeat Benjamin Netanyahu? But the ex-officer has a quiet gravitas and has grown more publicly assured throughout the campaign.It was the summer of 1988. The party later allied itself with Telem and Yesh Atid to form Blue and White, the colours of the Israeli national flag.
He served as the 20th Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces from 2011 to 2015 and the 17th Speaker of the Knesset from 26 March 2020 to 17 May 2020. Benny Gantz (right) while serving as a paratrooper in the late 1980s Credit: Courtesy: Dan Emergui “The biggest reason to support him is to just to get Netanyahu out,” said Esti Nof, 26.
That Gantz has been so talked about while doing very little talking himself says a lot. He served as the 20th Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from 2011 to 2015 and the 17th Speaker of the Knesset from 26 March 2020 to 17 May 2020.