Avi Gabbay
Avraham "Avi" Gabbay is an Israeli businessman and politician. He was CEO of the telecommunications company Bezeq from 2007 to 2013, then entered politics. He served as Minister of Environmental Protection between 2015 and 2016 as a member of the Kulanu party, before being elected leader of the Israeli Labor Party in 2017. He was elected to the Knesset in April 2019, but resigned as leader shortly afterwards. He did not run in the September 2019 elections. After leaving politics, Gabbay returned to the business world. He is currently the CEO of Partner.
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Aug 26, 2026
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Not directly in articles, but his party's absence from union talks underscores the fragmented centrist landscape.
Gabbay's irrelevance is a warning that centrist voters want unity, not more splintering, which Gantz's deals may not provide.