Benny Gantz
Benjamin "Benny" Gantz is an Israeli politician and retired army general. He served as a minister without portfolio from 2023 to 2024, as the minister of defense between 2020 and 2022, and as deputy prime minister between 2021 and 2022. From 2020 to 2021, he was the alternate prime minister.
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Jun 7, 2026
Lean Left
Gantz, leading National Unity, continues to be a focal point of debate about whether opposition figures should join or stay out of an emergency government, following his earlier exit from the war cabinet.
Labor and Meretz respect Gantz's departure from the war cabinet as a principled stand but remain skeptical of his willingness to push hard enough for accountability and a genuine political horizon for ending the conflict.
Jun 6, 2026
Lean Left
Gantz, leading National Unity, has continued to pressure the government from outside the coalition after his dramatic exit, framing himself as a responsible centrist alternative to Netanyahu.
Labor and Meretz view Gantz with cautious respect but skepticism, noting his willingness to re-enter the war cabinet earlier gave Netanyahu political cover without extracting meaningful policy concessions.
Jun 5, 2026
Lean Left
Gantz and National Unity remain in opposition after leaving the emergency government, and are positioning themselves as the credible alternative centrist bloc for any post-war election.
Labor and Meretz regard Gantz with cautious pragmatism, seeing him as a potential coalition partner who is too centrist on civil rights but a necessary vehicle for removing Netanyahu from power.