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Israel Resilience party chairman Benny Gantz speaks at the 55th Munich Security Conference in southern Germany, February 17, 2019. (Thomas Kienzle/AFP)
Gantz in Munich speech: ‘No daylight’ with Netanyahu on Iran
By Raoul Wootliff
In first major policy address, former IDF chief says he has disagreements with PM but stands ‘should to shoulder’ with him on security
Histadrut chairman Avi Nissenkorn seen at the National Labor Court in Jerusalem on December 5, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Powerful labor union head officially joins Gantz’s Knesset slate
By TOI staff
Israel Resilience party chairman Benny Gantz speaks at the 55th Munich Security Conference in southern Germany, February 17, 2019. (Thomas Kienzle/AFP)
February 17, 2019, 2:09 pm
Gantz in Munich speech: ‘No daylight’ with Netanyahu on Iran
In first major policy address, former IDF chief says he has disagreements with PM but stands ‘should to shoulder’ with him on security
By Raoul Wootliff
Histadrut chairman Avi Nissenkorn seen at the National Labor Court in Jerusalem on December 5, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 16, 2019, 8:06 pm
Powerful labor union head officially joins Gantz’s Knesset slate
Avi Nissenkorn’s ties could provide a significant boost to the newly formed Israel Resilience party’s ground game
By TOI staff
Benny Gantz speaking to Israel Resilience activists on February 13, 2019, in a photo released by the party. (Sariya Diamant)
February 15, 2019, 10:35 pm
Gantz to speak at Munich security conference after Netanyahu cancels
Move seen as a boost for former IDF chief who will share a stage with world leaders, bolstering his diplomatic credentials ahead of elections
By TOI staff
Then-minister of internal affairs Gilad Erdan (R) with outgoing minister Gideon Sa'ar at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Jerusalem, November 6, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 14, 2019, 9:20 am
Final Likud primary tally leaves top 5 as is, with no gain for PM’s rival Sa’ar
While recount doesn’t change ranking dramatically, it reveals significant discrepancies in the number of votes received by individual candidates
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second left, visiting a weapons depot at the Sirkin IDF base in central Israel, January 30, 2019. (Haim Tzach/GPO)
February 14, 2019, 2:14 am
After flouting election law, PM and Likud take down photos with IDF troops
Election regulations forbid using uniformed soldiers in campaign ads, but Netanyahu has been flaunting his visits to bases and openly mocking the restriction
By TOI staff
Gideon Sa'ar casts his vote at the Tel Aviv Likud polling station in the Likud primaries on February 5, 2019. (Flash90)
February 14, 2019, 1:17 am
PM’s rival Sa’ar up to third in Likud primaries vote recount
Tourism Minister Yariv Levin also moves up after votes re-tallied in the wake of irregularities
By TOI staff
Election poster created by supporters of Yachad Party leader Eli Yishai showing him with a slogan that says 'So that there won't be a child with a father and a father.' Yishai, who opposes same-sex marriage, assailed opponents for falling for 'fake news.' (Twitter)
February 13, 2019, 11:16 pm
Yachad party’s Eli Yishai fails to condemn anti-gay campaign by followers
Former Shas chief rejects furor over homophobic poster, apparently created by supporters, as ‘fake news,’ but appears to agree with its sentiments
By TOI staff
Benny Gantz speaking to Israel Resilience activists on February 13, 2019, in a photo released by the party. (Sariya Diamant)
February 13, 2019, 10:33 pm
Gantz: PM risking Israeli security for politics by confirming Syria strikes
Likud says Israel Resilience chief can’t take moral high ground since he deliberately endangered the lives of soldiers as IDF chief of staff
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R), accompanied by Maj. Gen. Yoel Strick (L), commander of the Israel Defense Forces Northern Command, meets with soldiers in the northern city of Safed on December 11, 2018. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
February 13, 2019, 4:56 pm
Judge issues injunction banning Netanyahu from posting photos with IDF soldiers
After PM mocked attorney general’s legal opinion, judge overseeing elections confirms publishing such material breaches election laws; court to discuss issue on Sunday
By Michael Bachner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and IDF Chief of Staff, Benny Gantz at the Eshkol Regional Council in southern Israel, on September 22, 2014. Edi Israel/POOL/Flash90)
February 12, 2019, 8:06 pm
Mud flies as Gantz, Netanyahu take aim at each other
Responding to the Likud campaign seeking to brand ex-IDF chief as a ‘weak leftist,’ Israel Resilience releases clips chiding premier for caving to Hamas, evacuating settlements
By TOI staff
Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right. (Flash90)
February 12, 2019, 5:37 am
Netanyahu: I won’t sit in coalition with Gantz, will form right-wing government
Israel Resilience responds: ‘We will establish a Zionist government of hope and unity that will replace Netanyahu’; PM calls on the right to unite to prevent left-wing victory
By Raoul Wootliff and TOI staff
Gideon Sa'ar casts his vote at the Tel Aviv Likud polling station in the Likud primaries on February 5, 2019. (Flash90)
February 12, 2019, 3:23 am
Hundreds of votes for PM’s rival Sa’ar ‘go missing’ in Likud primaries — report
Channel 12 says Sa’ar could be eligible for fourth place on Knesset slate; Levin also a victim of ballot irregularities and could overtake Gallant
By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
Former minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Jerusalem, November 21, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 7, 2019, 9:03 pm
Gideon Sa’ar is preferred heir to Netanyahu, especially among non-Likud voters
Ex-interior minister ranks first among potential successors to party leader despite taking fourth place in primaries, and accusations by PM
By TOI staff
Former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi (L) and Benny Gantz, head of the Israel Resilience party (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90, Flash90)
February 6, 2019, 11:19 pm
Poll: Ex-IDF chief Ashkenazi could boost Gantz’s party by 6 seats
Alliance could catapult Israel Resilience to 28 seats; but all scenarios still predict Netanyahu’s Likud most likely to form next government
By Michael Bachner
Likud MK Oren Hazan takes a selfie with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, and MK David Bitan, right of Netanyahu, after the passage of the nation-state law at the Knesset on July 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Olivier Fitoussi)
February 6, 2019, 10:09 pm
Farewell Oren Hazan: Scandal-prone MK and others set to miss out on next Knesset
Temple Mount activist Yehudah Glick and Ayoub Kara, a minister and the only Druze in Likud’s current slate, also score too low in primaries to make it back
By Michael Bachner
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