Benny Gantz
From Tehran to Tel Aviv, war shifts Israel's 2026 election landscape - opinion
Will the war with Iran reshape Benjamin Netanyahu’s strategy for Israel's 2026 elections?
Gantz gives PM ‘full backing,' calls to topple Iranian regime after joint security assessment
Opposition boycotts Netanyahu at Indian PM's Knesset session, rejoins for Modi’s speech
Lapid rejects Democrats merger, says divide with Yair Golan mirrors gap with Netanyahu
Israel's leaders reignite the fight over faith, service, and statehood as early elections emerge
Smotrich, Liberman, Gantz, Lapid, and Golan laid out competing visions for Israel’s future as fiscal and political strains fuel talk of elections early next year.
Lapid slams haredi conscription law as Knesset debate heats up
Opposition leader Yair Lapid challenges the haredi draft law, proposing a ban on draft evaders from voting as Knesset debates intensify.
Cabinet ministers, Gantz denounce booing of Netanyahu's name during Witkoff's Hostage Square speech
Likud ministers and senior opposition figure Benny Gantz denounced protesters who booed Prime Minister Netanyahu during US envoy Steve Witkoff’s speech at Hostage Square.
Opposition heads unite to discuss toppling Netanyahu gov’t, backing Trump peace plan
Multiple party heads offered to provide a political safety net to ensure the peace deal passes.
Tune into today's top stories: Netanyahu in Washington, Iranian sanctions - September 28, 2025
The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.
Gantz: Palestinian recognition is not against Netanyahu, but against Israel's bipartisan consensus
Blue and White head Benny Gantz warns in NYT op-ed that recognizing a Palestinian state now risks Israel’s security and rewards PA failure.
Lapid tells US gov't that Netanyahu has 'safety net from him for hostage deal, Gaza ceasefire'
Opposition leader Yair Lapid has offered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a safety net to pass a hostage deal and ceasefire bill in the Knesset several times in 2025.
Gantz accuses Spanish PM Sánchez of empowering Hamas in online exchange
Gantz responded on X/Twitter, calling Sánchez’s statements counterproductive and accusing him of creating a false comparison between Islamist terror and European separatist movements.
No. 16: Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid: Leading Israel's opposition
Both Gantz and Lapid have voiced that they would provide Netanyahu with a “safety-net” for a hostage deal, offering political backing without preconditions. Yet, the two also have opposing opinions.
Large majority of Israelis support Qatar strike on Hamas leaders, poll finds
In addition, the survey queried opinions on whether the strikes are likely to affect the chances of reaching a deal to release the remaining 48 hostages from Hamas's captivity in the Gaza Strip.
