Benny Gantz

Israel

Israel: Netanyahu opponents in race against time to form government

Opponents of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu are racing against time to finalise a coalition government ahead of a midnight deadline on Wednesday.

02/06/2021

Israel

Israel on cusp of fourth national election in two years

Israelis face a fourth outing to the ballot box in two years after the ruling parties failed to reach a compromise to stave off an automatic dissolution of parliament and fresh elections.

22/12/2020

Israel

Israel moves towards fourth election in two years with Knesset vote

Dogged by in-fighting, Israel's fragile coalition government is gearing up for a fourth election in two years after three previous polls produced inconclusive results.

02/12/2020

Israel

Israel: New government sworn in after year and a half of stalemate

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former rival Benny Gantz announced last month that they would join forces to form a new government.

17/05/2020

Israel

Netanyahu and Gantz join forces to form 'emergency' Israeli government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival Benny Gantz have joined forces to create an "emergency" government in the face of coronavirus.

20/04/2020

Israel

'Coronavirus dictatorship': Netanyahu accused of exploiting crisis

Israel's prime minister has successfully shelved his corruption trial and is blocking his rival from forming a government.

19/03/2020

World

Israel faces prospect of third general election in a year

Israel is facing a third general election in a year after politicians failed to agree on the compositon of a new agreement before the deadline of midnight on Wednesday

12/12/2019

Israel

Israel headed for third election in 12 months

It is the latest in a wave of firsts for the Israeli nation, after Netanyahu became the first sitting prime minister to be indicted last month.

11/12/2019

Israel

Israel opposition leader Gantz calls on PM Netanyahu to resign

Gantz's mandate to form a government - after an unsuccessful attempt by Netanyahu to do so - expired on Wednesday. The next day, Israel's president declared a three-week period in which lawmakers can nominate one of their own to try to put together a ruling coalition.

24/11/2019

Israel

Israel braced for new elections as coalition deadline set to expire

Neither Benny Gantz not Benjamin Netanyahu has been able to pull together 61 seats for a majority.

20/11/2019

Israel

No breakthrough as Gantz meets Netanyahu for Israeli coalition talks

It was their first round of direct talks since president Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday tasked Gantz with trying to form a government.

28/10/2019

World

Israel's political turmoil goes on as Gantz invited to form government

Gantz's nomination marked the first time since 2008 that someone other than Netanyahu has been asked by Israel's president to build a ruling coalition.

24/10/2019

Israel

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form government

The prime minister has given up trying to form a governing coalition.

21/10/2019

Israel

Benny Gantz rejects Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer of a unity government

Blue and White and Likud are currently tied on seats after the country's second election in a year.

19/09/2019

Israel

Israel's deadlocked parliament - where next for the country?

Benjamin Netanyahu's fight for a fifth term is an existential struggle.

18/09/2019

Israel

Euroviews. Israel's elections of neither hope nor change ǀ View

Israel's longest-serving prime minister could find himself at the end of his political career because voters see him as too divisive and corrupt.

17/09/2019