Benny Gantz drops out of Israel’s election race
Summary
Benny Gantz, an Israeli political leader and former military chief, has left the race for Israel’s October 27 election because his party was unlikely to win enough votes to enter parliament. He said he will continue to work toward unity among certain political groups but will not run again.Key Facts
- Benny Gantz is a former Israeli army chief and defence minister.
- He led the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) party.
- Polls showed his party would not meet the minimum 3.25% vote needed to enter Israel’s 120-seat parliament (Knesset).
- Gantz was part of a unity government with Prime Minister Netanyahu from 2020 to 2021.
- He joined and later left Netanyahu’s war cabinet formed after attacks by Hamas in October 2023.
- Gantz’s idea of unity focuses on Zionist parties only, excluding Palestinian Israeli parties.
- Israel’s election shows a close race between Netanyahu’s party and a Zionist opposition alliance.
- Arab-led parties representing Palestinian citizens of Israel could be important for forming a government but are excluded by the main blocs.
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