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Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz speaks during a demonstration held by Israeli opposition parties outside the Tel Aviv Museum, May 25, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Benny Gantz declines Netanyahu invite into ‘broad unity government’

The proposal called for preserving a status quo on issues of religion and state for a year and presenting a “joint position” on the U.S. peace plan.

By JTA Staff October 17, 2019 11:38 am

Netanyahu nominated to form Israel’s government

Talks aimed at creating a unity government with Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party broke down.

September 25, 2019 1:44 pm

New Israeli elections loom with Netanyahu still unable to form a coalition

• The president says he won’t stand in the way of a new vote
• A center-right party agrees to run on a joint slate with the prime minister’s Likud if that happens
• Netanyahu has yet to sign a coalition agreement with any party, as each waits to see what kind of deal the others will sign

May 28, 2019 2:52 pm