‘We are a foot away from victory,’ Gantz says in final campaign gathering

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz closes his election campaign before tomorrow’s vote with an intimate gathering of activists at the party headquarters, promising them “We are a foot away from victory.”

Gantz says that the party needs “just a few tens of thousands of votes more to make it happen,” referring to a victory over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“People understand what they have to do, they understand that Blue and White has to be the biggest party,” Gantz says, again suggesting that if he wins more seats than Likud, President Reuven Rivlin will task him with forming a coalition. “Nothing is more important than joining us, today.”

Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz takes a selfie with activists at the party headquarters, April 8, 2019. (Sraya Diamant)

Gantz also issues a message to Labor party leader Avi Gabbay.

“Instead of blocking our path, Avi Gabbay must recognize that the only way to replace Netanyahu is for Blue and White to be the biggest party,” he says.

— Raoul Wootliff