Tikvah
Editors’ Pick

February 6, 2019

Benny Gantz, Contender for the Israeli Premiership, Harks Back to an Older Political Style

The strong, silent type.

After announcing his decision to enter politics as the head of a new party, the former IDF chief-of-staff Benny Gantz avoided the press and made few public statements. He is nonetheless poised to be the major challenger to Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections. Contrasting the taciturn Gantz to the eloquent Netanyahu, Neil Rogachevsky sees the former as a throwback to an older sort of Israeli politician:

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