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Thursday, December 27, 2018
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Thursday, December 27, 2018
Lapid welcomes ex-IDF chief Gantz’s establishment of new party
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleYesh Atid leader Yair Lapid welcomes former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz’s establishment of a new political party ahead of Knesset elections in April.
“The State of Israel and Israeli politics needs good people in the Knesset. Welcome and good luck,” Lapid writes on Twitter.
Gantz’s registration earlier today of the Israel Resilience Party ended growing speculation about his political plans in the wake of the ruling coalition’s decision to dissolve the government and call early elections.
Prior to the formal establishment of the Israel Resilience Party, some polls predicted a Lapid-led Yesh Atid that included Gantz would come closest to unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud in elections.
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