Benny Gantz
@gantzbe · Israeli opposition & former officials
Knesset profile: Benny Gantz →
Benny Gantz is the leader of Blue and White, a former Defense Minister, and a former IDF Chief of Staff.
Democracy dies in darkness. In recent days, all sorts of dark people, self-appointed democrats, have been calling on Blue and White and me to withdraw. There is nothing more anti-democratic than approaching a party and a candidate who have a path and trying to delegitimize it. There is nothing darker than the mobilization of media organizations and people with economic interests to silence voices. I have fought in battles harder and more dangerous than these. This will not deter me or my friends. Whoever wants me not to run is not worried about wasted votes. He is worried because he knows that our idea is right. To burn votes means voting for parties that got stuck on 6.10. To burn votes means voting for parties whose only way to form a government is by relying on the Arab or Haredi parties. This is democracy, and I will not let dark people make it die in darkness. It is not only my right, but my duty to the state I fought for, to my children and to all the citizens of Israel. And that's final.
Translated from HebrewBezalel, I congratulate you on the addition of Yossi. A man we will all be proud of if he is elected to public office. Yossi is one of the bravest fighters this country has ever known. When they say “flesh of its flesh” – this is Yossi.
Translated from HebrewIn the face of the enormous challenges in the world, Israel must establish a broad and stable Zionist government. The decision to impose sanctions on Israel is hypocrisy - and the only way to deal with it is to build a strong coalition and a strong government. No extremist ministers, no games, and no apologies.
Translated from HebrewThe report about the warning that the prime minister received several days before the October 7 massacre is another example of the urgent need to establish a state commission of inquiry that will uncover the truth and prevent another disaster. This is the only way to remove the greatest disaster we have experienced from the political debate and enable the State of Israel to begin healing from the rupture. Only a Zionist and broad-based government will be able to make the decision to establish the commission and implement its conclusions.
Translated from HebrewOren’s moving words must be a moral compass for all of us. The next Knesset must reflect the need to unite the tribes.
Translated from HebrewOnly a broad Zionist government will enlist the Haredim—instead of protecting the deserters.
Translated from HebrewThe closure of the café in Jerusalem is a victory for the extremists and a loss for Israel’s moderate majority. Time and again, the extremists act to defeat the other side, and along the way - they lose the state and harm Judaism. Only a Zionist government spanning the blocs, which will allow each local authority to decide on the right character for itself and its residents and without extremist control - will enable a better future for us all.
Translated from HebrewIn the face of the full-on right or a minority government relying on the Arab parties, there is only one solution — only the bloc of the people of Israel will form a cross-bloc Zionist government, which will be able to pass a genuine conscription law even before the next government is formed, and end the war of the blocs.
Translated from HebrewIvet, anyone who boycotts half the people cannot preach unity. Boycotts and hatred are leading us toward a civil war, which I am determined to prevent. We do not need another narrow government - Israel needs a Zionist government that crosses blocs and can deal with the challenges at home and abroad. We will put an end to the war of the blocs.
Translated from HebrewUntil the last terrorist. The elimination of the head of Hamas's General Security is further proof of the security challenges still ahead of us. In Gaza, in Jenin, and everywhere they operate, Israel is committed to continuing to pursue the last terrorist. Only a Zionist government that crosses bloc lines can act to expand the army, strengthen it, and meet the tasks and challenges facing us.
Translated from HebrewYair Golan is a brave fighter who fought and risked his life for the State of Israel for many decades, including on October 7. Any attempt to link him to treason is not only false, it also harms the fighting spirit of our people. It is time to establish a state commission of inquiry that will put an end to conspiracy theories and enable lessons to be learned, so that brave fighters will never again have to contend with such a terrible failure.
Translated from HebrewAda Yonath, of blessed memory, was a model of curiosity and determination. Even after she reached the pinnacle, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, she continued to research, learn, and try to advance knowledge. Her lesson for us is not only in her scientific discoveries in chemistry, but first and foremost in the importance of curiosity—the desire to discover, learn, and draw lessons. The second is determination: to reach the pinnacle and not stop. We should continue to learn these two things from her, even after her passing. May her memory be a blessing. Photo: Flash 90
Translated from HebrewA broad Zionist government—there is no other option!
Translated from HebrewThe rioters in Qusra represent nothing. They do not represent the settlers in Judea and Samaria, the overwhelming majority of whom oppose this madness, certainly not the State of Israel and its interests, and above all, they do not represent Judaism. There is nothing Jewish about this behavior. It is time to stop this damage, not with weak condemnations but with action. Only a broad Zionist government will be able to deal with the extremists and return control to our hands.
Translated from HebrewThe question in the upcoming election is which law will be enacted even before the next government is formed. A conscription law for all or an evasion law. Only the Israel bloc will guarantee the formation of a broad Zionist government that can truly take care of those who serve.
Translated from HebrewIsraeli citizens deserve law-abiding members of the Knesset. Tzvi Sukkot, who already broke into an IDF base, endangered the lives of soldiers and civilians today for a political campaign stunt and a few likes on TikTok. This is neither right-wing nor national — it is anarchy that only a broad, Zionist government without the extremists will be able to stop.
Translated from HebrewThe next government will have to deal with Gaza - and make sure we do not return to 6.10. Anyone who thinks we have finished the job - is not living in reality. Only a broad Zionist unity government will truly be able to address the security challenges ahead of us. In Gaza, Lebanon, Syria or Iran.
Translated from HebrewThe difference between us is that while my friends and I saved Israel from a multi-front war, brought about the return of over 100 children, women, and adults, and stood behind the fighters - you continued thinking about Bibi.
Translated from HebrewI was sorry to hear of MK Eliyahu Revivo’s decision not to run for the next Knesset. Revivo is one of the substantive and statesmanlike members of the Knesset; even if I did not always agree with them, I always respected their path. I believe and am confident that he will continue to contribute to Israeli public life.
Translated from HebrewAvi, while I and all my colleagues in Blue and White mobilized at the country's most difficult moment to stand alongside our fighters and our people - you chose to lend a hand to mass evasion of service and harm to our heroic fighters, who carry the country on their backs during wartime. You sat in the cabinet, sent them into battle - and in the same breath lent a hand to exempt an entire population from service. You can throw around hollow slogans and lie as much as you want, but the truth cannot be erased, and you know it very well too.
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