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Gantz insists he will form government with ‘Jewish majority’

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Published: 17 February 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Reaffirms that he won’t include Joint List in any coalition; his party suspects Trump’s land swap deal was a trap to isolate him from Arab vote; right-wing parties renew support for Bibi

In media blitz, Gantz vows that Joint List won’t be part of future coalition (Times of Israel)
Blue and White chief says there will not be a unity government with Netanyahu; says wants to ‘clarify some issues’ in Trump plan; praises talks with Lieberman after last election

Right-wing religious parties renew pledge to back Netanyahu as PM (Times of Israel)
Yamina, Shas, United Torah Judaism stress commitment to endorse Likud leader after March elections; Blue and White warns pact will lead to 4th elections

Netanyahu, Trump plant land mine within peace initiative (Al-Monitor)
BEN CASPIT: The Blue and White party believes the land swap idea in the deal of the century is included in Donald Trump's peace plan for one reason: to trap Benny Gantz and create a rift between him and Israeli-Arab voters

Whether Gantz wins or loses, it will be on Netanyahu’s terms (Haaretz)
ANSHEL PFEFFER: In a blitz of five separate interviews, Gantz said absolutely nothing new but proved one thing – Netanyahu still decides what a winning politician looks like

Gantz vows to form government without Netanyahu (Politico)
Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz is vowing to form a government that will include neither the indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the predominantly Arab parties in Parliament

Photo: Blue and White party activists stands behind an election campaign billboard that shows the party's leader Benny Gantz, in Tel Aviv (Oded Balilty/AP)
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