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The State Party leader fears Netanyahu and Lapid could try to dissolve the Knesset. But if the incumbent prime minister gets the first shot at forming a coalition, Gantz believes this would ultimately result in him landing the top job.
The prime minister took a page from the playbook of his father the journalist. The Likud chairman inherited a national view of issues. The president will have to face the national dilemma that his father faced. Leadership, the next generation.
If Netanyahu wins, his government could be forced to lean for the first time on radical, nationalist fringe elements who want to smash the fundamental broad consensus of Israeli society.
Even after three and a half years of crisis and five election rounds, let us remember that politics is a means to an end, not an end unto itself.
Israelis head to the polls again, but country unlikely to emerge from gridlock. Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to make comeback, while voting in Jerusalem, asks citizens "to exercise the democratic right to determine the country's fate."
Likud hopes the "enthusiasm gap," which traditionally favors the Left, could drop significantly and make the difference. Haredi leaders warn voters that staying at home means "profaning God's name."
Voting records from predominantly Haredi communities indicate that since Itamar Ben-Gvir entered politics in 2019, support for him in those areas has increased over Israel’s four successive elections – though he still lagged behind the established ultra-Orthodox parties.
In Israel’s fragmented political system, neither Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party nor Lapid’s centrist Yesh Atid is expected to capture enough seats in parliament to form a new government. Instead, each hopes to secure the required 61-seat majority in the Knesset, or parliament, with the support of smaller political allies.
The buzz surrounding former chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot's decision to enter the political fray and the intense wagering surrounding the question of his choice of political party now appear to have been completely unfounded. On the eve of the elections, it is probably safe to say that the strong comradeship of ex-IDF generals leading him to a political bond with Benny Gantz has not delivered the goods.
Defense Minister and head of the State Party Benny Gantz speaks at Israel Hayom's election conference.
