Benny Gantz

'I can unite the camps': Gantz tells 'Post' that gov. should exclude radicals, Ben-Gvir - interview

“My goal ultimately is to not have Ben-Gvir and other extremists dictating Israel’s future; they need to and will be returned to the political margins,” Gantz told the Post.

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Blue and White Party Leader MK Benny Gantz at The Jerusalem Post studio this month.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Is Netanyahu hoping for a deadlock in the upcoming elections? - opinion

With smear campaigns and a possible attempt to manipulate the Likud’s primaries, the PM might be aiming for an election rematch outcome

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Former prime minister Naftali Bennett (R), MK Eitan Ginzburg.

Former Blue and White member MK Eitan Ginzburg joins Naftali Bennett’s B’Yachad party

Ginzburg is the fourth of Blue and White’s eight MKs to defect ahead of the elections, with Biton and Farkash joining Eisenkot’s Yashar, and Tropper joining the Reservists’ Hendel.

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OPPOSITION LEADER Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attend an election event for the joint list “Together” ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tel Aviv, central Israel, May 12, 2026.

A 'unity' government would block the reforms Israel desperately needs - opinion

Benny Gantz should heed his favorite slogan that saving the country is the most important thing of all, abandoning the naive notion of unity that will saddle the state with more Likud years

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Gantz warns Bennett-Lapid alliance could harm chances of replacing government

Gantz also released a campaign video calling for a bloc representing “all of Israel,” and argued that Bennett and Lapid were focused on internal leadership battles.

APRIL 28, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Benny Gantz on June 9, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Netanyahu attacks Bennett, Lapid's joint party list announcement with inflammatory video

Members of the Netanyahu-led coalition and the opposition reacted to Bennett and Lapid's announcement that the two will form a joint list for the 2026 Knesset elections.

APRIL 26, 2026ByJAMES GENN
(L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid.

Reservists Party vows to form Zionist government, discusses potential alliance with Gantz

The Reservists Party is working toward a Zionist government, with talks underway for a potential alliance with Benny Gantz’s Blue and White ahead of the 2026 elections.

APRIL 19, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Yoaz Hendel, head of the Reservists’ Party, speaks during the party’s launch event ahead of the 2026 general elections, at Kibbutz Ma'ale HaHamisha near Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.

Gravestones toppled in Romanian Jewish cemetery where Gantz's family is buried

Police were reportedly notified of the incident on Sunday morning and later said they treat such acts with the "utmost seriousness."

APRIL 18, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Tomb stones of Jewish soldiers fallen during the WWI on the side of the Romanian Army, witness the once large Jewish comunity of Iasi, on February 2, 2024 at the Jewish Cemetary in Iasi, eastern Romania.

Israel to expand summer school program after Iran war closures, education minister says

Kisch's plan expands the existing framework called the “Summer Vacation School,” which is run by the Education Ministry and provides state-subsidized summer programs after the school year ends.

APRIL 9, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Children return to school in Rishon LeZion following a ceasefire in the war with Iran, April 9, 2026.

‘No objectives being met’: Lapid, opposition slam Netanyahu for war conduct, lack of strategy

Lapid had previously expressed his full backing for Netanyahu at the beginning of the war, but wrote earlier in the day in a statement that he could no longer hold this stance.

APRIL 6, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Opposition head Yair Lapid and MK Meirav Ben-Ari deliver a joint statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026.

'Winning in Tehran, losing in Jerusalem': Israeli opposition leaders slam gov't's wartime conduct

“We are winning in Tehran and losing in Jerusalem. Instead of focusing on dismantling the regime in Tehran, they are busy splitting the role of the attorney-general," Benny Gantz said.

MARCH 16, 2026ByAVI SOLOMON
Benny Gantz on June 9, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Coalition advances controversial, 'non-essential' legislation in Knesset amid war

Both coalition and opposition lawmakers had called to put political disputes aside and focus on unity at the start of the war.

MARCH 16, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
MK Galit Distel Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.

From Tehran to Tel Aviv, war shifts Israel's 2026 election landscape - opinion

Will the war with Iran reshape Benjamin Netanyahu’s strategy for Israel's 2026 elections?

MARCH 5, 2026ByORI WERTMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a Special Session in his Honor of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

Gantz gives PM ‘full backing,' calls to topple Iranian regime after joint security assessment

“I made it clear to the prime minister: you have my full backing,” Gantz said after the meeting.

MARCH 3, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
L-R: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Minister Benny Gantz