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Monday, March 16, 2020
Accepting task of forming government, Gantz says he’ll try to form one in days
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBlue and White party leader Benny Gantz accepts President Reuven Rivlin’s task of forming the next government, saying he will try to do so within a few days.
Gantz says he will do whatever is necessary to form a “wide, national government” quickly.
“I will serve the voters of all of the parties and all the citizens of Israel. I will lead the effort to heal the society from the corona illness, as well as from the illness of division and hatred,” he says.
In his speech at the President’s Residence, Gantz criticizes what he says are efforts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid standing trial for the charges filed against him.
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