One might have thought that finally, after three acrimonious campaigns, the new Likud and Blue and White cabinet ministers would have settled down and been busy as bees in their … Read More ISRAEL’S NEW ROTATION GOVERNMENT – “BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP?!”
Benny Gantz
Benjamin Gantz (born 9 June 1959) is an Israeli politician and retired army general serving as Minister of Defense since 2020 and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel since 2021. He previously served as the Alternate Prime Minister of Israel from 2020 to 2021.
He served as the 20th chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from 2011 to 2015. In December 2018, he entered politics by establishing a new political party named Israel Resilience. The party later allied itself with Telem and Yesh Atid to form Blue and White, the colors of the Israeli national flag. Gantz’s Blue and White alliance platform includes introducing prime ministerial term limits, barring indicted politicians from serving in the Knesset, amending the nation-state law to include Israeli minorities, limiting the power of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel over marriages, investing in early education, expanding health care, and re-entering negotiations with the Palestinian Authority for a peace agreement.
Gantz was the 17th Speaker of the Knesset from 26 March 2020 to 17 May 2020. On 20 April 2020, Gantz agreed to join a rotation government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Under the terms of the agreement, Gantz would serve as Alternate Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, before succeeding Netanyahu as Prime Minister of Israel in November 2021. However, the coalition collapsed, resulting in another election in 2021. As defense minister, Gantz was in charge of Operation Guardian of the Walls in Gaza. In June 2021, he was reappointed Defense Minister and became Deputy Prime Minister.
NETANYAHU’S LAST-MINUTE HITCH: TOO MANY CHIEFS AND NOT ENOUGH INDIANS
05/17/2020 Headline Update: BIBI BRAGS HIS BLOATED CABINET IS A BARGAIN! Knesset approves the new cabinet comprised of 34 ministers. In defending the biggest cabinet ever, Bibi said that he … Read More NETANYAHU’S LAST-MINUTE HITCH: TOO MANY CHIEFS AND NOT ENOUGH INDIANS
“IF ISRAEL’S HIGH COURT SUPPOSES THAT – THE LAW IS A ASS, A IDIOT”
IsraCast chooses this literary quotation as the most apt reaction of many Israeli legal experts, as well as disgruntled voters, who are now flabbergasted by their High Court’s ruling. To … Read More “IF ISRAEL’S HIGH COURT SUPPOSES THAT – THE LAW IS A ASS, A IDIOT”
ISRAEL: NEW GOVERNMENT SAILS INTO UNCHARTERED WATERS OF COVID-19 AND POSSIBLE WEST BANK ANNEXATION
Incredible! After three elections in a year, we finally have a new government led by, surprise, surprise, Bibi Netanyahu. The “startup nation” finally did it after being split down the … Read More ISRAEL: NEW GOVERNMENT SAILS INTO UNCHARTERED WATERS OF COVID-19 AND POSSIBLE WEST BANK ANNEXATION
NETANYAHU WARNS ISRAEL’S SUPREME COURT: “DO NOT BAR ME FROM SERVING AGAIN AS PRIME MINISTER!”
Today, the banner headline in Haaretz newspaper reads, “In closed conversations, the PM has warned that if the Supreme Court bars him from forming the new government, the masses will … Read More NETANYAHU WARNS ISRAEL’S SUPREME COURT: “DO NOT BAR ME FROM SERVING AGAIN AS PRIME MINISTER!”
Israeli scientists to start testing a corona vaccine on infected patients
Israeli scientists will apparently be the first in the world to start testing the vaccine. This experimental, cortisone-derived treatment (which has also been used to treat Nile Fever and a … Read More Israeli scientists to start testing a corona vaccine on infected patients
Gantz Startles Israel by Joining Netanyahu Government!
It’s really quite simple: Blue and White leader Benny Gantz explored every nook and cranny and then concluded that he could not form a new coalition government. The only atrocious … Read More Gantz Startles Israel by Joining Netanyahu Government!
Israel Update: The Corona Tipping Point?
A second guru of the Left, Raviv Drucker, has also called on the Blue and White party, led by Benny Gantz, to join a national emergency cabinet under acting Prime … Read More Israel Update: The Corona Tipping Point?
Israel Mobilizes IDF, Shabak, and Mossad Secret Services to Combat Corona
By the time you read this, the first Israeli victim of corona may have died. An 89-year-old Jerusalem woman has been in critical condition for several days now. Five more … Read More Israel Mobilizes IDF, Shabak, and Mossad Secret Services to Combat Corona
Corona crisis likely to persuade Gantz to now join “national emergency cabinet” under Netanyahu’s leadership
It was a masterful performance. Active Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu announced new dramatic steps of closing schools and universities in his latest action to check the mounting coronavirus threat. So … Read More Corona crisis likely to persuade Gantz to now join “national emergency cabinet” under Netanyahu’s leadership