Knesset panel approves changing name of Gantz’s party to Blue and White-National Unity

By Sam Sokol 7 July 2025, 1:52 pm

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MK Benny Gantz attends a Health Committee meeting at the Knesset, on July 7, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The Knesset House Committee approves changing the name of Benny Gantz’s National Unity party to Blue and White-National Unity.

Following the announcements of MKs Gadi Eisenkot and Matan Kahana last week that they were leaving the faction, the party announced that it would revert to being called Blue and White, but apparently later decided it would combine the two names.