Israeli Elections May Be on Their Way, but Not as Soon as One Might Think
Benny Gantz has put the ball in his own court.
December 3, 2020
Israeli Elections May Be on Their Way, but Not as Soon as One Might Think
Benny Gantz has put the ball in his own court.
Yesterday the Knesset, elected in April of this year, voted in favor of two separate bills calling for new elections in March. Underlying the vote is the rivalry between the present government’s two major figures: Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud and Benny Gantz of Blue and White. The current coalition agreement stipulates that Netanyahu will serve as prime minister until October 21, at which point Gantz will take the job, but Gantz expects—not without reason—that Netanyahu will find a way out of his side of the bargain. Haviv Rettig Gur explains what is likely to happen next:
December 3, 2020
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