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Gantz passes muster in US address, Likud questions his mental fitness

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Published: 29 March 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

As the PM’s rival hit the right notes, prompting a warm response from AIPAC, Likud labels him ‘unstable’ and mentally unfit for office, prompting widespread condemnation

With some of Rabin’s awkward charisma, Gantz passes the AIPAC test (Times of Israel)
DAVID HOROVITZ The would-be prime minister is no match for the polished, articulate Netanyahu, but his speech hit the right notes, and the pro-Israel lobby responded with enthusiasm

Likud rapped by rivals, disability official over ads assailing Gantz’s sanity (Times of Israel)
PM has become ‘a factory of defamation and ugly lies,’ charges Blue and White leader, whom ruling party has portrayed as mentally unstable

Unity is our past and unity must be our future (Times of Israel)
The Blue and White Party chairman at the AIPAC Policy Conference: 'The Western Wall is long enough to accommodate everyone'

'Insane and unstable': Netanyahu's party brands Gantz mentally unfit for office (Haaretz)
After attack on Kahol Lavan leader over Iranian phone-hack fails to get traction, Likud seeks to employ leaked recording to divert public discourse from 'submarine affair'

Photo: Benny Gantz addresses AIPAC's policy conference in Washington DC, March 25 (AIPAC screenshot)
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