Benny Gantz wants to unite Israel. But is his vision too vanilla?
By Daniel Hilton in Tel Aviv, Israel
Benny Gantz looks comfortable. He’s swivelling in his chair and cracking jokes.
Gantz hopes to become the third army chief of staff to make the transition to prime minister (AFP)
Benny Gantz looks comfortable. He’s swivelling in his chair and cracking jokes.
He looks a lot more comfortable on stage, in a room packed with supporters and inquisitive Israelis, than he does in the polls, at least.
On Tuesday evening, the former army chief-turned-prime ministerial challenger’s Blue and White party fell behind Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud in the latest poll, after holding a slender lead throughout the campaign.
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This is Netanyahu's opponent and it appears, Israel's elections are coming soon... even this weekend? I don't know.. but trying to keep up. The article goes on, Gantz has enjoyed a slight lead until the last poll. Hopefully, if he were to win, he'd do a good job as well.
