Benny Gantz

Liberman refuses to back Netanyahu - or Gantz - for PM

Yisrael Beytenu chief says party will not back Benny Gantz or Binyamin Netanyahu for PM, calls on Gantz not to bring Joint List into gov't.

Arab Joint List holds last-minute vote on whether to back Gantz

Joint List to vote Sunday afternoon on whether to back Gantz for PM, guaranteeing him edge over the Likud.

Blue & White to Joint List: Will repeal law on illegal building

In exchange for recommending Gantz for PM, Blue and White promises Arab Joint List to repeal Kaminitz Law.

Netanyahu's end? A Shakespearian tragedy

Rivlin to meet with PM Netanyahu, Benny Gantz

Pres. Rivlin will hold meeting in attempt to understand whether unity government is possible, report says.

Will Arab 'Joint List' give Gantz full support?

Joint Arab List weighs whether to recommend Blue and White's Benny Gantz for prime minister.

Gantz receives request to meet Greenblatt

Blue and White party chairman receives request to meet US Special Envoy during his visit in the region.

Shaked calls on Gantz to join unity govt. under Netanyahu

New Right leader calls on Blue and White leader to 'compromise,' work with Netanyahu.

Netanyahu: 'Unity government - order of the day'

PM calls in remembrance ceremony for Shimon Peres to Opposition Chair Benny Gantz to meet as soon as possible to establish unity government.

Netanyahu:

'Benny, we must establish a broad unity government'

"I call on you - Benny, let's meet today, any hour, any time, to kick-start this move, which is the order of the day," Netanyahu says.

Gantz: 'We'll give Israel a good unity government'

Blue and White chairman hopes for 'good unity government' - but does not mention cooperation with PM Netanyahu.

PA cabinet head: Bibi and Benny is like Pepsi and Coke

Mohammad Shtayyeh downplays Israel's election, says neither candidate for PM has plan "to end the occupation".

Dutch court urged to hear case over 2014 Israel Gaza strike

Court hears preliminary arguments in case about airstrike in which Israeli PM candidate Benny Gantz is one of two named defendants.

Gantz: 'Israelis are voting for change, against extremism'

Blue & White chairman votes in Rosh Haayin, says Israelis are 'voting for change', accuses Netanyahu gov't of 'extremism and corruption'.

Teenager: 'Benny Gantz pinched me'

Haredi teen claims he asked Gantz to leave him alone, but says Gantz chased after him.

Netanyahu: 'Benny Gantz, shame on you'

PM to Gantz: 'You were proud that you endangered Golani soldiers for Palestinians; aren't you ashamed to make politics out of security?'

Gantz apologizes for dividing secular, haredi voters

Blue and White Chairman Benny Gantz apologizes for announcement that sparks storm, but does not refrain from parting shot at haredi voters.

When Blue & White chief Benny Gantz compared himself to Moses

Gantz has gained notoriety for his multiple gaffes during speeches and interviews over the course of the Blue and White election campaigns.

Bennett: Gantz isn't fit to be Prime Minister

Naftali Bennett says that Benny Gantz said in 2014 that there was no need to worry about the terror tunnels from Gaza into Israel.

Shas MK: 'Benny Gantz joined hate discourse against haredim'

MK Michael Malkieli in interview week before elections: 'Danger to Right rule in Israel. Liberman friendly to Meretz and Arab parties.'

Lapid: 'Bibi's become serial loser'

'The man who said, "What I want, I get", doesn't get. Didn't win elections. Didn't get majority in Knesset. Didn't form government.'

Gantz: There will be no rotation with Netanyahu

Blue and White chairman to promote legislation that prevents a PM from serving under indictment.

Gantz: Netanyahu is making up election forgeries

Blue and White chairman: In order to cover up his own forgery, Netanyahu invents election forgery.

Smotrich to Gantz: Shame on you

Transportation Minister responds to Blue and White leader for calling him racist. 'Gantz demonizes the religious Zionist community.'

Gantz promised Ashkenazi: You'll be prime minister after me

Benny Gantz, Blue & White chair, promised Gabi Ashkenazi would replace him as PM - without consulting Yair Lapid. Blue & White: 'Utter lie.'

Haredi MKs blast 'incompetent' Gantz

UTJ leaders fire back after Gantz declares he will act to form coalition without the haredim.

Gantz will not appeal to haredim as he abhors 'extortion'

'We'll turn to Likud to form government based on secular majority in Israel,' Blue and White Chairman promises.

Gantz suspends campaign - Lapid blames Netanyahu

Blue and White chairman Gantz suspends campaign after Hezbollah missile barrage in the north. Minutes later, Lapid attacks Bibi.

Blue & White denies claim Russians hacked its phones, computers

Russian embassy and Blue & White party push back on report that Russian hackers had gained access to senior members' cell phones.

Israeli intel firm: Russian hackers hit Benny Gantz’s cellphone

CGI Group says Gantz's phone hit in “powerful and unprecedented attack by Russian hackers, a type we have never before encountered.”

PM briefs Gantz on security, signaling Israel may strike Syria

Netanyahu briefs rival candidate Benny Gantz on security situation, signaling Israel may be on verge of larger military action.

Benny Gantz: 'I'll appoint an Arab minister'

Blue and White chairman met left-wing activists from Standing Together and promised to try to appoint an Arab minister.

Gantz: Our partners recognize Israel as a Jewish state

'We will only sit with people who recognize Israel as a Jewish and democratic state,' Blue and White's Benny Gantz says.

Likud MKs: Gantz scared the Cabinet into not entering Gaza

'Benny Gantz is the last one who has the right to talk about winning the war in Gaza,' Energy Min. Steinitz says.

Yisrael Beytenu signs vote-sharing agreement with Blue and White

MK Liberman: 'Agreement is technical issue, we don't want to lose a Knesset seat.'

UTJ MK: If Gantz is PM, we will sit in the opposition

MK Yitzhak Pindrus makes clear that his party will not be part of a government led by Benny Gantz.

Benny Gantz: There will be no splits in Blue and White

'There are elements in the political system which would like to disrupt our activities,' Gantz says.

Culture Min.: Votes for Liberman will put Lapid, Gantz, in power

Min. Miri Regev warns voters: 'Right-wing politicians don't topple governments to put the Left in power, MK Liberman is a trickster, liar.'

'We will rain hundreds of rockets on Israel in a single barrage'

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar says terror organization continues to prepare for conflict with Israel, is still digging tunnels.

Shaked: Gantz will crawl into Netanyahu's government

"Benny Gantz wants to sit with Netanyahu in the government and vice versa," says United Right chairwoman.

Gantz in Gush Etzion: We'll continue to build in the blocs

"The terrorists will not be able to break our spirit. The IDF and the security forces will chase them and capture them - alive or dead."

Gafni: We will never sit with Lapid

Leading UTJ MK Moshe Gafni blames Benny Gantz for anti-haredi video, says Lapid has become a 'burden' on the Blue and White party.

Netanyahu:

'Yair Lapid mustn't be allowed to be Prime Minister'

PM attacks anti-haredi video posted by Lapid's party; Benny Gantz also criticizes his party leadership colleague.

'Liberman is not a rightist, he'll establish a left-wing gov't'

Likud MK Osnat Mark: Anyone who wants to ensure that there is a right-wing government must vote only for the Likud.

Blue and White leader visits Western Wall

MK Benny Gantz says only way to bridge gap between sectors is respectful dialogue.

Benny Gantz retracts:

Gantz: 'I want to replace Netanyahu, not sit together with him'

Benny Gantz stated he would call for a unity gov't after elections. A few minutes later, he retracted his words.

Gantz trying to woo the haredim?

Blue and White chairman tells haredim that MK Lapid 'doesn't hate haredim,' urges not ruling anyone out, says leadership should stay haredi.

'We won't accept Palestinian city adjacent to settlements'

Binyamin Council head reports for time being work halted in new PA city adjacent to Shilo Bloc. Inquiries ongoing with security officials.

Poll: Netanyahu most suitable candidate for PM

45% of the public believes that Netanyahu is the most suitable candidate to lead the country. Gantz received 35%.

Gantz: 'No Gaza solution without returning Hadar and Oron'

Bereaved father: 'I appreciate Chiefs of Staff and President, but I cannot hear Prime Minister promising same thing five times.'

Benny Gantz shifts strategy

Blue and White chair won't attack PM on a personal level. Sources close to Gantz: 'He doesn't want to close door on partnership with PM.'

Gantz: This time, Nasrallah won't make it to a bunker

Blue and White leader warns: 'Anyone who ignores today's threats will soon see graver, more destructive, reality.'

After seizure of oil tanker, Gantz calls on Europe to 'wake up'

'Sometimes things need to be forcefully stopped in their tracks. This is one of those times,' says Blue & White head after Iran seizes ship.

Gantz: Iran is a global issue threatening world peace

Blue and White chairman responds to EU Foreign Policy chief: Israel cannot afford a nuclear Iran and neither can you.

Gantz: 'We're getting ready for the day after Netanyahu'

At the official campaign launch rally for Blue & White, Benny Gantz claims that even the Likud is getting ready for the day after Netanyahu.

Pay-to-slay – it’s time to take this seriously

Gantz:

'We're not threatening to uproot anyone'

Blue and White Chair claims party wants agreement not requiring uprooting settlements, talks about meeting with religious Zionist rabbis.

Watch: Benny Gantz does 'sheva brachot'

Blue and White chair invited to make final blessing at post-wedding 'sheva brachot' ceremony for son of strategist Menachem Gesheid.

Gantz: Netanyahu running Facebook pages instead of the country

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz says PM making false promises to distract from inability to solve nation's problems.

Benny Gantz recruits Obama campaign strategist

Joel Benenson, chief campaign strategist for Hillary Clinton's presidential bid and advisor for both Obama campaigns, hired by Blue & White.