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Benjamin Gantz
Gantz Preferred Over Netanyahu, Smotrich’s Party to Fail Threshold – New Poll
The survey also highlights a consistent decline in the Likud Party’s popularity, led by Netanyahu, similar to previous polls conducted after October 7. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s popularity continues to decline, according to a […]
Netanyahu Excludes Gantz from Ceasefire Talks – Reports
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Citing an informed source, the report suggested that “Netanyahu sought to appease the far-right representatives in his government.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Gantz has decided to exclude War Cabinet Minister […]
Political Crisis Brewing in Tel Aviv – Israeli Media
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Ben-Gvir’s decision “contradicts the agreement between Gantz’s party and Likud on their entry into the emergency government.” Israeli media have reportedly exposed a political crisis that may shake the Israeli […]
Step Closer to Victory in Gaza: Burns’ ‘Expansive Deal’ Could Only Mean One Thing – ANALYSIS
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo Hamas’ position has not changed. The same cannot be said about Israel. The Israeli position, whether political or military, is that of confusion and contradictions. As soon as Al-Qassam […]
Gantz Popularity Increases, Religious Zionism Party Falls Below Electoral Threshold – New Poll
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The new poll confirms that Benny Gantz is more popular than Netanyahu and reveals a significant drop in support for far-right Religious Zionism. A poll published by Israeli news outlet […]
Israel’s Gantz Approves 100-Kilometer Wall in Occupied West Bank
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has approved a plan to build a 100-kilometer wall in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. Gantz made the announcement during a tour of the occupied territory on Monday. […]
The Lions’ Den Offers Details of What Has Actually Transpired in Nablus
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On Monday, Israeli forces killed five Palestinians and wounded at least 21 in a major assault on the Old City of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. Two completely different […]
Difficult Months Ahead: Why Israel is Afraid of the Lions’ Den
By Ramzy Baroud This headline in the Israeli newspaper, the Jerusalem Post, only tells part of the story: “The Lions’ Den, Other Palestinian Groups are Endless Headache for Israel, PA.” It is true that […]
Gantz Acknowledges Strained Relations with Egypt over Gaza War
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz has acknowledged that relations between the occupation state and Egypt are strained against the backdrop of the recent Israeli military offensive in Gaza. “I definitely think there have been days […]
Gantz: Israel Signed $3bn Arms Deals since Normalization Accords
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Thursday that Israel has signed arms deals worth more than $3 billion with countries in the region since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020 with Arab […]
PA President Abbas Meets with Israeli Defense Minister Gantz ahead of Biden’s Visit
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz held a rare meeting on Thursday in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, Reuters reported. Gantz said on Twitter that the meeting “was conducted […]
Qatar to Receive Israeli Football Fans for World Cup, Says Israel
Israelis will be able to attend the 2022 World Cup games in Qatar, Israeli ministers said on Thursday, in a move they said would open “a new door” to a country with which Israel does […]
Israeli Leaders Vow ‘Flag March’ through Occupied East Jerusalem Will Go ahead
Israeli ministers have doubled down on their backing for the ‘Flag March’ set to run through the heart of Jerusalem on Sunday after Israeli police confirmed that the controversial nationalist celebration will be allowed to […]
Constantly on the Verge of Collapse: How Palestinians Became a Factor in Israeli Politics
By Ramzy Baroud Israel’s coalition government of right-wing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is on the verge of collapse, which is unsurprising. Israeli politics, after all, is among the most fractious in the world, and […]
Israeli Officials at Odds over Major Military Operation in Gaza, West Bank
Marathon meetings between Israeli politicians and officials in the military establishment have failed to resolve the differences of opinion over the ways to crack down on the Palestinians, Israeli media revealed on Monday. The Times […]
Israel’s Gantz to Deploy 1,000 Extra Soldiers across Occupied Palestinian Territories
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz ordered on Wednesday the deployment of 1,000 extra soldiers in the occupied West Bank and on the fence separating besieged Gaza from Israel, Israeli media reported. “We are taking offensive […]
Israel’s Defense Minister Gantz Postpones Planned Visit to India
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has postponed a planned official visit to India, his office announced on Monday. The reason cited was the recent killing of two Israeli Border Police officers in the Naqab. However, […]
Bennett: Israel May Be Forced into Confrontation with Lebanon, Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a closed meeting held on Monday morning that Israel might go into a military confrontation with Lebanon or Gaza soon, Ynet News reported. According to the Isreali newspaper, […]
Jordan’s King Abdullah Meets Israel’s Defense Minister Gantz in Amman
Jordan’s King Abdullah met with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz in the Jordanian capital Amman on Wednesday, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported. The Jordanian royal court said the meeting covered “a number of bilateral issues, and ways […]
Report: Gantz Met with Abbas for Security Reasons, to Fight Hamas
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz reiterated on Monday that he met with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas for security reasons, as well as to fight Hamas, Israeli media reported. The main reason for the […]
PA President Abbas Meets with Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz (VIDEO)
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Wednesday that he met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to strengthen economic and security ties, Israeli media reported. The meeting, their second since Abbas hosted Gantz in […]
‘Israel Never Learns’: ‘Iron Wall’ around Gaza Completed (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel announced on Tuesday that it has completed the construction of an underground ‘barrier’ around the besieged Gaza Strip. The 65-kilometer (40-mile) barrier has been described as an ‘iron wall’ […]
Dutch Court: Gantz Immune from Prosecution in Gaza Bombing Case
A Dutch appeals court ruled on Monday that Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz was immune from civil prosecution in the Netherlands in a case brought over the deaths of six Palestinians in an Israeli airstrike […]
Banning of Palestinian NGOs: How Israel Tries to Silence Human Rights Defenders
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo On October 21, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced the issuance of a military order designating six prominent Palestinian human rights groups as ‘terrorist organizations’. Gantz claimed that they […]
Israeli Officials Head to US to Discuss Banned Palestinian Rights Groups
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A representative from the Israeli intelligence agency Shin Bet and another from the Israeli Foreign Ministry will fly to the United States to justify Israel’s decision to ban six Palestinian […]
Al-Haq Calls on International Action against Israeli Decision to Outlaw Palestinian Rights Groups
The Ramallah-based human rights group, Al-Haq, strongly rejected on Saturday the decision by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz to designate Al-Haq and five fellow Palestinian civil society organizations as “terror organizations.” Al-Haq called for international […]
Including Addameer and Al-Haq: Israel Outlaws Six Major Palestinian Human Rights Organizations
By Hebh Jamal Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared on Friday six Palestinian human rights groups to be terrorist organizations, claiming they are “secretly linked” to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) […]
Israel Approves $1.5bn Budget to Prepare for Attack on Iran
Israel has approved a budget of NIS 5 billion ($1.5bn) to prepare for a possible attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Israeli media revealed on Monday. According to Israeli Channel 12 TV, NIS 3bn will come […]
Dutch Court to Hear Appeal over Gantz War Crimes in Gaza
A Dutch court will hear an appeal next week against Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz for his alleged role in the murder of a family during Israel’s 2014 military offensive on the Gaza Strip, Middle […]
Gantz: Israel Will Not Take down any Settlements from West Bank
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has said that Israel will not be removing any illegal Jewish settlements from the occupied West Bank and will maintain them in the long term, Foreign Policy reported yesterday. Speaking […]