Benny Gantz


Israel-Gaza War, Politics
Netanyahu responds to Gantz: Making demands of the Prime Minister instead of Hamas

The Prime Minister attacked Gantz for his ultimatum: "Whitewashed words whose meaning is clear: an end to the war and a defeat for Israel, abandoning most of the hostages, leaving Hamas standing, and establishing a Palestinian state."

Uriel Be'eri, Liran Vainshtain, JFeed Staff | 19.05.24

Israel-Gaza War, Politics

Gantz on the way out? "We're not committed to three weeks"

State Camp MK Almo Schuster said today that "if we see that our demand is not being accepted, we are not committed to three weeks, we can also leave before."

JFeed Staff | 19.05.24

Polls, Elections

New Poll: Netanyahu bouncing back

A new poll by Maariv shows the Netanyahu coalition one seat from 50, with Gantz's camp around 66.

Avi Woolf | 17.05.24

Polls, Elections

Channel 12 Poll: Israelis equally split on "day after" for Gaza

Benny Gantz's State Party declines to under 30 seats, and Netanyahu's camp is now at 50 seats, 14 less than his current coalition.

Avi Woolf | 16.05.24

Elections, Polls

Poll: Netanyahu bloc closing in on Gantz bloc

A poll published yesterday for Channel 13 show Netanyahu's bloc winning 54 seats and Gantz's bloc 61 - a bare majority.

Avi Woolf | 08.05.24

Israel-Gaza War

Gantz: Rafah operation also aimed at helping free hostages

Regarding Hamas' proposal, the war cabinet member said that "there are significant gaps, a delegation will be sent to Cairo."

Eliyahu Luksenberg, Liran Vainshatin, JFeed Staff | 07.05.24

Politics, Polls

Maariv Poll: Netanyahu bloc gets 50, anti-Netanyahu governing bloc gets 65

Polls have shown little movement among the blocs or parties for most of April.

Avi Woolf | 03.05.24

Polls, Elections

New Poll: Netanyahu camp gets 50 seats, non-Netanyahu camp 65 

36% believe Gantz most fit to be Prime Minister, while just 30% say the same for Netanyahu, with the rest saying neither is fit.

Avi Woolf | 30.04.24

Elections, Polls

New Poll: Gantz under 30, blocs largely unchanged

A new Channel 13 poll shows Likud in the low twenties and Gantz's State Camp party in the higher twenties, with both Sa'ar and Smotrich barely clearing the electoral threshold.

Avi Woolf | 26.04.24

Polls, Elections

Channel 13 Poll: Gantz still at 30, Netanyahu recovering slightly

A new poll shows the trend of Likud getting in the 20s is holding steady, while Benny Gantz's State Camp party has consistently dropped from a high of near-40 to low 30s.

Avi Woolf | 24.04.24

Israel-Gaza War, IDF

Gantz to Blinken: Sanctions on IDF Netzach Yehudah Battalion - a dual error

Benny Gantz told Secretary of State Blinken that there was no need for sanctions, as Israel has a strong and independent judicial system applicable to the whole of the IDF.

Avi Woolf | 21.04.24

Survey

Latest polls: Gantz lags behind, Netanyahu continues to climb

A new survey by Direct Polls published on Channel 14 shows that Netanyahu continues to climb opening a gap on Gantz, while Lapid remains at about 11 seats. Israelis were also asked what they thought regarding a counter-attack on Iran.

Chani Edri, JFeed Staff | 16.04.24

Israel-Gaza War, Politics

Channel 12 Poll: Gantz reaches low thirties, Netanyahu coalition recovering slightly

The poll also found neither Smotrich's nor Sa'ar's party passing the electoral threshold.

Avi Woolf | 07.04.24

Israel-Gaza War, Politics

Yoaz Hendel: Elections - only when war is over

The former Communications Minister told the audience at the Democracy Day conference that: "The second this is over, they will need to go. Not now."

Bentzi Rubin, JFeed Staff | 04.04.24

Israel-Gaza War, Elections

Lapid and Likud respond to Gantz's call for elections in September

Lapid says that six months is too long to wait for elections, while Likud calls Gantz's call "petty politics."

Avi Woolf | 03.04.24

Israel-Gaza War, Politics

Gantz: We need a consensus date for elections in September 

In a speech he gave at the Knesset, State Camp party leader and war cabinet member Benny Gantz called for new elections to be called a year after the war began.

Avi Woolf | 03.04.24

Politics, Polls

Channel 14 Poll: Netanyahu bypasses Gantz

A Direct Polls survey commissioned by Channel 14 shows Netanyahu's Likud slightly edging out Gantz's State Camp party 24-22.

JFeed Staff | 01.04.24

Knesset Poll

Poll: Sa'ar can smile (for now), Smotrich in trouble

According to a new poll, the Religious Zionism party led by Bezalel Smotrich continues to wobble below the voter threshold, while Sa'ar manages to sneak in, and Gantz loses some of his momentum.

JFeed Staff | 29.03.24

Israel-Gaza War, US-Israel Relations

Netanyahu denies reported delegation headed to Washington

Prime Minister Netanyahu denied reports that he had reversed his decision to not send a delegation to Washington after the American abstention over a cease-fire resolution at the UN on Monday.

Bentzi Rubin, JFeed Staff | 27.03.24

Israel-Gaza War, Politics

Gantz: "We will continue to listen to our friends, and always do what is right for Israel's security"

The minister and war cabinet member said the UN resolution passed today, which called for a ceasefire, "has no operative significance for us."

Avi Woolf | 25.03.24