Defense Minister Benny Gantz calls on voters to cast their ballots for the party they see as the most capable, rather than the largest.
“I call on all citizens of the State of Israel to exercise their right [to vote] with respect, while giving respect to others,” says the National Unity leader, voting near his home in the central city of Rosh Ha’ayin.
“We do not want more incitement or more division. We want more unity, more security, more reconciliation between people,” he says.
“In my opinion, these elections are not about the big party, they are about the party that is most capable against incitement, against division, and in favor of unity,” he says.
Most polls, while unreliable, give Gantz’s National Unity party 10-11 seats.
The defense minister is widely considered a third potential prime ministerial candidate, after current Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
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