Benny Gantz

Israel to expand summer school program after Iran war closures, education minister says

Kisch's plan expands the existing framework called the “Summer Vacation School,” which is run by the Education Ministry and provides state-subsidized summer programs after the school year ends.

Children return to school in Rishon LeZion following a ceasefire in the war with Iran, April 9, 2026.
Opposition head Yair Lapid and MK Meirav Ben-Ari deliver a joint statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026.

‘No objectives being met’: Lapid, opposition slam Netanyahu for war conduct, lack of strategy

Benny Gantz on June 9, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

'Winning in Tehran, losing in Jerusalem': Israeli opposition leaders slam gov't's wartime conduct

MK Galit Distel Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.

Coalition advances controversial, 'non-essential' legislation in Knesset amid war


Haredi parties' Knesset boycott to continue for third straight week

This could change pending an assessment by haredi MKs later this week, according to one of the spokespersons.

 Haredi men are seen protesting the effort to draft ultra-Orthodox Israelis into the IDF.

Benny Gantz: 'No need to renew settlement in Gaza,' settlements needed in West Bank

Gantz also added that "important settlements need to happen in the West Bank, in the North and the South.”

 National Unity head MK Benny Gantz speaks at the Knesset. March 17, 2025.

Gantz: Idea of creating a Palestinian state 'disconnected from reality'

Gantz said Israel “cannot allow a direct and significant threat to its citizens on any border,” and insisted the country must retain security control and operational freedom in Gaza.

 National Unity Party Chairman Benny Gantz at the Makor Rishon Settlement Conference in Ofra, May 6, 2025.

'Oct. 7 disaster will happen again if not probed': Families, opposition blast gov't

The October Council, representing October 7 victims' families, accused the government of a conflict of interest. 

 Families of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip and activists protest at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, May 5, 2025

Education Ministry backs teachers' strike on budget cuts to salaries

Benny Gantz expressed his support for the teachers as well and criticized Netanyahu's conduct on the matter.

 ONE CHALLENGE: The ongoing classroom shortage. Pictured: At a Beit Hakerem school.

'Riddled with inaccuracies, bias, and half-truths': Bar, others react to PM's Shin Bet affidavit

Yair Lapid, Benny Gantz, and Yair Golan all denounced Netanyahu, as well as senior activists representing families affected by the October 7 massacre.

 Illustrative image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar superimposed on an image of Israelis protesting judicial reform.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett admitted to hospital

Bennett underwent a catheterization, according to the reports. 

 Former prime minister Naftali Bennett in Tel Aviv. August 1, 2022.

Opposition heads blast Netanyahu, say PM was 'afraid' to attack Iran

Yair Lapid: "Destroying Iran's oil industry would collapse its economy and ultimately bring down the regime. Netanyahu was afraid and stopped it."

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid.

Netanyahu 'puzzled' by court decision to freeze firing of Ronen Bar

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli said "until today, many Israeli citizens lived under the illusion that they live in a democracy."

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the District court in Tel Aviv, as part of the criminal trial against him, April 2, 2025

Not deep state, but dark state: When bureaucrats overrule Israeli democracy - opinion

Qatargate or Qatarfake? Could the suspicions of treason have been a smokescreen aimed more at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who employed the supposed “traitors” in his office?

 An illustrative image of a shadowy puppet master pulling the strings of many people set to a backdrop of an Israeli flag in dark lighting.