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Benny Gantz, Breaking Vows, Says He Would Serve Under Netanyahu
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was set to hold onto power after his chief rival, Benny Gantz, reversed himself Thursday and signaled that he would be open to serving in a Netanyahu-led government. Mr. Gantz, a former Israeli army chief who had vowed to bring Mr. Netanyahu’s long rule to an end …
Gantz Chosen To Form Government, Netanyahu Argues To Stay PM Over Coronavirus Effects : NPR
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approaches the podium to give a speech from his Jerusalem office on Saturday, saying Israel’s restaurants and places of entertainment will be closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. He also encouraged people not to go to their workplaces unless absolutely necessary. Gali Tibbon/AP hide caption toggle caption Gali Tibbon/AP …
Israel election pits Netanyahu against Gantz
But the latest surveys suggested that Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc of parties was still short of gaining the 61 parliamentary seats needed to form a government, which would herald another period of the party haggling that failed to produce a majority coalition in the two previous rounds. Israel bans polling over the final weekend before the …
Voting under way across Israel as Netanyahu, Gantz seek to break deadlock
Over 10,000 polling stations across Israel opened their doors at 7 a.m. Monday for the third time in a year as Israelis voted for the 23rd Knesset in the hopes of ending a political impasse that has wracked the country since late 2018. After two inconclusive elections last year, opinion polls forecast another stalemate in …
