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Ze'ev Elkin, of the New Hope-National Right, put forward the resolution which said establishing a Palestinian state would constitute an existential threat to Israel and its citizens
July 18, 2024, 11:34 am
Israeli parliament votes overwhelmingly to reject Palestinian state
MKs including some from Benny Gantz's party pass resolution put forward by right-wing opposition New Hope-United Right faction by 68 votes to nine
By JN Reporter
Mohammad Abu-Salmiya, director of Al Shifa Hospital. Courtesy: Twitter/X
July 1, 2024, 10:51 am
‘Send Shin Bet chief home’: Fury over release of Al Shifa Hospital director from prison
"A government that frees those who sheltered the murderers of October 7 and helped to hide our hostages... is not fit to lead our existential war' Benny Gantz said.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Benny Gantz
June 10, 2024, 10:59 am
Benny Gantz quits war cabinet as Israeli government’s unified front crumbles
Israel's former Defence Minister blames Netanyahu's handling of the war and says he is leaving with a "heavy but whole heart".
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
Bibi Netanyahu and Benny Gantz
May 30, 2024, 1:21 pm
Shock poll: Israelis prefer Netanyahu over Gantz as prime minister
The new data comes after war cabinet minister Gadi Eisenkot joined his party leader Benny Gantz in calling for new elections in the last quarter of 2024
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Defence Minister Gallant and War Cabinet Minister Gantz. Credit: Elad Malka
May 20, 2024, 7:42 am
Israeli ministers gang up on Netanyahu with their Gaza war demands
Benny Gantz threatens to resign from the government if the prime minister fails to agree to a six-point plan for the war by 8 June as Smotrich demands full Israeli control of the territory
Benny Gantz.
March 25, 2024, 8:31 am
‘Red line’: Gantz to quit government if draft bill exempting ultra-orthodox passes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has prepared an outline for a new draft bill which has been harshly criticised by both Gantz's party and the opposition.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau delivers remarks during a Liberal fundraising event in Toronto, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Credit: The Canadian Press/Alamy Live News
March 19, 2024, 11:33 am
EXCLUSIVE: Canada drops recognition of Palestinian statehood after Trudeau-Gantz phone call
Jewish News can reveal that war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has convinced Justin Trudeau to abandon the country's recognition of Palestinian statehood in a parliament vote
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Education Minister Naftali Bennett attends the Muni Expo 2018 conference at the Tel Aviv Convention Center on February 14, 2018. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90
March 14, 2024, 11:10 am
Poll: Bennett and ex-Mossad chief Cohen could change Israel’s political map dramatically
According to a poll by Channel 13, a party led by Naftali Bennett would receive 18 seats, while Yossi Cohen's party would win 11 seats.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
David Cameron meets Benny Gantz in London
March 6, 2024, 7:01 pm
Cameron tells Gantz as ‘occupying power’ Israel has legal responsibility for Gaza aid
At a meeting in London, Cameron told the Israeli minister 'That responsibility has consequences, including when we, as the UK, assess whether Israel is compliant with international humanitarian law'
By Lee Harpin
War cabinet member Benny Gantz meeting Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, March 4. Courtesy: Kamala Harris/X
March 5, 2024, 12:45 pm
VP Harris stresses need for ceasefire in meeting with war cabinet member Gantz
Gantz's meeting with Kamala Harris caused stir in Israel, with Prime Minister Netanyahu said to fume over the visit to Washington
By JN Reporter
Benny Gantz.
December 20, 2023, 8:23 am
Poll: Netanyahu would lose an election by a landslide
Conducted by Channel 12, it shows Benny Gantz's party would increase from 12 to 37 seats and Likud would drop from 32 to just 18 seats. 
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Smoke rise after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City
November 9, 2023, 11:49 am
OPINION: Death begets death begets death, until the cycle breaks
'I understood Israel’s pride in making the desert bloom, but cannot understand why, in order to do so, it must also make it burn'
By Nicky Woolf
President Herzog speaking at a state memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl, marking the seventh anniversary of Shimon Peres' death. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO)
September 7, 2023, 10:22 am
Herzog: Constitutional crisis has ‘dangerously shaken’ Israel’s economy and security
'Israel has been in the midst of an acute constitutional crisis for nine months, which has dangerously shaken the society, economy, and security of Israel,' Herzog said.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to vote for the judicial overhaul bill in the Israeli Knesset, Parliament, on Monday, in Jerusalem, July 24, 2023. Netanyahu's government passed the key judicial law amid a national conflict. Photo by Debbie Hill/ Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
July 25, 2023, 9:30 am
Netanyahu calls for ‘consensus’ on remaining reforms as opposition mourns for end of democracy
'The government of extremists and messianists cannot tear apart our democracy at noon, and in the evening send Netanyahu to say that he is proposing dialogue,' Yair Lapid said.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
A rainbow from the water cannons over protesters at Ein Hemed Junction. Credit: Ilan Rosenberg
July 11, 2023, 3:02 pm
Israelis bring road traffic to a halt as protests against judicial attack continue
Thousands on the streets after politicians from the ruling coalition progress laws to subordinate Israeli courts to Israeli ministers
By Jewish News Reporter
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