Published: 31 October 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Gantz: “When I will be Prime Minister, I will embrace all streams of Judaism” (Ynet)
When I will be the Prime Minister of Israel, I will embrace all streams of Judaism. We are part of an inspiringly colourful mosaic of cultures and traditions. I will nurture this pluralism,” said Gantz as he addressed Jewish leaders from around the world attending The Jewish Agency for Israel Board of Governors in Jerusalem.
Gantz said he will also push for the implementation of the Western Wall agreement, a compromise reached between Orthodox and non-Orthodox
Jewish denominations, according to which the non-Orthodox "mixed" prayer area for men and women was supposed to be expanded in the southern part of the Western Wall.
“I will promote the implementation of the Western Wall agreement. Every time I go to the Western Wall, I look at the sea of stones — the different sizes and shapes — like the streams we have in Judaism. I'm telling you today, the Western Wall is long enough for all," said the former IDF chief.
Gantz vows to ‘nurture’ Jewish pluralism, revive Western Wall deal (Haaretz)
Kahol Lavan Chairman Benny Gantz vowed on Tuesday that if he becomes Israel’s next prime minister, he will embrace all the different streams of Judaism and revive a deal granting the Reform and Conservative movements equal status at Jerusalem’s Western Wall.
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Tel Aviv, other cities, announce pilot for Shabbat bus service (Jerusalem Post)
Hardline religious-Zionist organisation says this is a dangerous trend which is trying to eradicate any memory of Judaism
Decision on unity government in Gantz’s hands (Al-Monitor)
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz is himself holding talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and he will be the one to decide whether to strike a deal with the Likud.
