In honor of Family Day, which is being marked today in Israel, Israel Resilience party chairman Benny Gantz made an unannounced visit to Petah Tikva to speak with young families, a party spokesperson says.
“I heard from the families how expensive afternoon programs, outings and mortgages are,” Gantz says in a statement.
Israel Resilience party chairman Benny Gantz (R) meeting children in a park in Petah Tikva on February 5, 2019. (Sraya Diamant)
“We will establish a government that will focus on Israeli families and not the ruling family,” Gantz adds in a dig at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara.
A spokesperson for the party refuses to reveal any details of policy proposals that would “focus on Israeli families” or help reduce the costs of afternoon programs, outings and mortgages.
The spokesperson says, “we will discuss all plans and policies in detail once the platform is out.”
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