Israeli Elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Likud that media will do anything for the left to win, is “hiding things” about Blue and White list leader Benny Gantz • Says Gantz attended a memorial for Hamas members killed in “Operation Protective Edge.”
Former GOC Southern Command Maj. Gen. (res.) Tal Russo says if Israel had not evacuated its Gaza settlements, there would have been “major terrorist attacks and a lot more wounded” • Russo: “Noise” over arson incentivizes the enemy • Apologizes if remark taken out of context.
The poll predicted 38 seats for Blue and White, under the leadership of Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid, compared to 29 seats for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party.
The decision will influence, if at all, those who have supported Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu so far, but whose support cracked following Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit’s announcement.
“I call on you, Netanyahu, to show responsibility and to resign from you position,” said Blue and White Party head Benny Gantz.
Netanyahu dismisses indictment as ‘political persecution,’ touts his success in strengthening Israel
“The policy I lead with my friends in the Likud led Israel to the best decade in its history in security, foreign relations, the economy, in every field,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“We hope those making these charges will work expeditiously, and we hope that the prime minister will be proven to be innocent, and we get back to the world of diplomacy and the security of the state,” said former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Dore Gold.
The Blue and White Party chairman and former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz was hit by scandal when a former schoolmate accused him of exposing himself to her 40 years ago.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit of succumbing to “pressure from the left and the media” in making his announcement prior to elections.
Yesh Atid members joined effort as part of their commitment to act to prevent the “Kahanists” from entering the Knesset.
In general, American Jewish and pro-Israel organizations have stood by Israel’s side throughout the years without getting heavily involved, if at all, in internal politics. So why now?
Each of the two Arab blocs could each get from between four and six seats, and “could serve as a safety net for a left-wing government so that it could pass certain legislation.”
