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Ultra-Orthodox leaders condemn Gantz for saying he’ll exclude them

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Published: 6 September 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Deri, Litzman and Gafni outraged after Blue and White leader says he will seek a secular government

Deri accuses Gantz of sowing division by snubbing ultra-Orthodox parties (Times of Israel)
Haredi parties react with outrage to Blue and White leader saying he would seek secular government; Lieberman claims both sides collaborating to hurt him

Ultra-Orthodox leaders condemn Gantz for saying he'll exclude them (Jerusalem Post)
‘Woe to the evil man and woe to his neighbours,’ UTJ Litzman and Gafni say of Blue and White leader Gantz

Shifting strategy, Gantz puts kibosh on coalition with ultra-Orthodox parties (Times of Israel)
Blue and White chief condemns Israel’s prime ministers for having ‘surrendered to the blackmail of sectoral parties’

Photo: Benny Gantz (Marc Israel Sellem)
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