Showing posts with label Benny Gantz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benny Gantz. Show all posts

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Netanyahu's rival Gantz secures 61 majority to form government (Aljazeera)

Sunday, March 15, 2020.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/netanyahu-rival-gantz-secures-61-majority-form-government-200315163518066.html

The main rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won support from Israel's Arab coalition on Sunday to form a government, potentially undermining Netanyahu's plan to stay in power atop a proposed unity cabinet to fight the coronavirus outbreak.


Sunday, September 22, 2019

Arab Parties Back Benny Gantz as Israeli Leader, to End Netanyahu’s Grip (New York Times)

Sept 22, 2019

JERUSALEM — After 27 years of sitting out decisions on who should lead Israel, Arab lawmakers on Sunday recommended that Benny Gantz, the centrist former army chief, be given the first chance to form a government over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a watershed assertion of political power.

Source:
New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/world/middleeast/arab-list-israel-gantz-netanyahu.html

Tuesday, September 17, 2019