Tag: Benny Gantz
Israel defence minister Gantz visits U.S. Navy base in Bahrain
Bahrain hosts the Fifth Fleet's headquarters as well as some operations for CENTCOM, a U.S. military coordination umbrella organisation for…
Israel to begin tests of COVID-19 vaccine
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Thursday that clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine on humans would begin after…
Israel: Netanyahu, Gantz form coalition government
After three stalemated elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist rival Benny Gantz agreed Monday to form an…
Lapid announces readiness to give up PM-rotation deal
Blue and White No. 2, Yair Lapid, has declared his readiness to give up on his rotation deal with party…
Netanyahu, Gantz thrash things out tonight
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has summoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival Benny Gantz to a joint meeting…
Netanyahu or Gantz: President Rivlin begins consultations
President Reuven Rivlin begins his consultations with the political parties elected to the Knesset in last week’s elections on who…
Netanyahu’s era in Israel appears coming to an end
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin plans to begin consultations with all parties voted into parliament on Sunday to decide who to…
Netanyahu cancels US trip as grip on power slips
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled his planned trip to the UN General Assembly next week as his long…
Updated: Netanyahu’s election gamble backfires
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in a battle for political survival after exit polls following Tuesday’s election showed the race…
Opinion polls: Netanyahu challenger, Gantz, takes lead
Benny Gantz, the leader of Israel’s new Blue and White party, has pulled ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in…