Kahol Lavan Party head Gantz, 59-year-old former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff and lieutenant general, leads Blue and White coalition, named for the colors of the flag, with two other retired generals. ..…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on the cusp of another term as Israel's prime minister.. Despite exit polls showing that Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party and Benny Gantz's Blue and White coalition were neck-and-neck and it might be while before winner emerged, Netanyahu was..…
Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up . In the end, he both prevented a Blue and White victory and severely cut down the bargaining power of his most likely coalition partners, with Kulanu dropping from 10 to four, Jewish Home’s eight..…
More than a million Israelis voted for Blue and White, a record for a new party, placing it in the position of being the main alternative to Israel’s right wing, a spot held for decades by the Labor Party. . ... Blue and White tried to make this election a referendum on Mr...…
It will be their first public comments since Gantz declared victory shortly after voting ended Tuesday night, when a pair of exit polls projected that Blue and White would be the largest party in the Knesset. . Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories..…
Gantz also spoke live at the Blue and White party's headquarters, where he said that he would be the prime minister for all of Israel's people. . ..…
We will continue to act together in any way against Iranian regime that threatens the state of Israel, United States and the peace of the world, Israeli PM wrote on Twitter.. Likud party, led by Netanyahu, and Blue and White alliance, led by former Israeli Defense Forces Benny Gantz, are..…
Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman rules out recommending Blue and White chief Benny Gantz as the next prime minister, but says joining a government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu is not a given. . ... Yisrael Beytenu: 5 . Kulanu: 4 . Meretz: 4 . Ra’am Balad: 4 . New..…
combination picture shows Benny Gantz, leader of Blue and White party voting at Rosh Ha'ayin and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voting at Jerusalem during Israel's on April 9, 2019.. His challenger, Blue and White party of ex-army Benny Gantz, claimed..…
With nearly all the votes counted, Netanyahu's right-wing Likud Party was on course to win a similar amounts of seats to Gantz's Blue and White alliance. ... But because Likud and its political allies in Israel's Knesset – or national legislature – were set to command an overall..…
Early exit polls from Israel’s election suggest a close result, with both incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz, leader of the centre-right “Blue and White” bloc, claiming victory. . In Israel’s coalition-based parliamentary system, much demands..…
ing amid allies on the right, such Yisrael Beytenu and Kulanu — Netanyahu will have the necessary seats to form coalition government.. ... Additionally, his success in cultivating new ties with countries Asia, Latin America and Africa, coupled with Israel's phenomenal economic growth,..…
If he wins, Netanyahu, 69, will become the longest-serving prime Israel's 71-year history this summer.. Exit polls on two of Israel's three TV channels showed that main Benny Gantz's Blue and White Party won slightly more seats that Likud in the parliament, while third survey..…
With over 90% of the votes tallied Israel's, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is in dead heat with Benny Gantz's Blue and White party.. ... Both Prime Minister Netanyahu and the leaders of Blue and White party, former military Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid, have..…