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Oct 1, 2026
Dov WaxmanGUEST
He held that position from 2015 to 2019.
Dov WaxmanGUEST
Eventually, in 2022, he entered politics and joined the Benny Gantz's Blue and White Party.
Dov WaxmanGUEST
One of the things that's kind of notable besides his long military service is he's the son of immigrants from Morocco.
Dov WaxmanGUEST
And that would mean that if he does become prime minister, he would be the country's first Mizrahi prime minister or non-European, which is quite distinct because many Israelis are of Mizrahi origin, of Middle Eastern or North African background.
Stephen DonnellyHOST
Yeah.
Stephen DonnellyHOST
But then you had, I'll ask you to correct me if I'm wrong here, but then I felt like it was sort of we all moved on to the Blue and White Party.
Stephen DonnellyHOST
They became the new thing.
Stephen DonnellyHOST
And then we moved on to Yarlapid for a while there.
Noa LeviHOST
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar called the events, "Serious and abhorrent," warning that those committing criminal offenses, including assaults on officers, will face the full severity of the law.
Noa LeviHOST
Benny Gantz, head of the Blue and White Party, also condemned the actions of the fringe group of extremists.
Noa LeviHOST
In diplomatic news, tensions between Israel and the Netherlands have sharply risen.
Noa LeviHOST
This follows a Dutch ban on the import and trade of products originating from settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights.
Noa LeviHOST
President Isaac Herzog described the settler violence as a moral stain that stands in profound contradiction to Jewish values.
Noa LeviHOST
Foreign Minister Gideon Sayar and Blue and White Party head Benny Gantz also denounced the riots, arson and assaults on security forces, vowing that those involved would face the full severity of the law.
Noa LeviHOST
In parallel, tensions have escalated between Israel and the Netherlands.
Noa LeviHOST
following a dutch ban on settlement goods israel's foreign ministry has ordered dutch diplomats to return their israeli-issued documentation within seven days revoking their diplomatic rights and immunities turning to gaza a joint operation by the idf and isa has resulted in the elimination of israel dean bick identified as the commander of hamas northern gaza brigade according to an idf and isa announcement bick was responsible for managing the brigade's terrorists directing attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians, and working to restore the brigade's force build-up.
Laser BermanHOST
Benny Gantz entered politics with the Chosen Lisrael, the Israel Resilience Party in 2018, served in a number of senior ministerial roles, defense minister, justice minister, and for eight months after October 7th, minister in the war cabinet.
Laser BermanHOST
He is currently the head of the Blue and White Party.
Laser BermanHOST
We are going to discuss Israeli politics.
Laser BermanHOST
We're going to discuss the many wars that Israel finds itself in and the future of Israel.
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Shana Tova.
Laser BermanHOST
And we are back with Blue and White Party Chairman Benny Gantz.
Laser BermanHOST
I guess let's just start with the politics and then we'll get to some of the bigger questions, if something's bigger than politics.
Lazar BermanHOST
Benny Gantz entered politics with the Chosen Lisrael, the Israel Resilience Party in 2018, served in a number of senior ministerial roles, defense minister, justice minister, and for eight months after October 7th, minister in the war cabinet.
Lazar BermanHOST
He is currently the head of the Blue and White Party.
Lazar BermanHOST
We are going to discuss Israeli politics.
Lazar BermanHOST
We're going to discuss the many wars that Israel finds itself in and the future of Israel.
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Shana Tova.
Lazar BermanHOST
And we are back with Blue and White Party Chairman Benny Gantz.
Lazar BermanHOST
I guess let's just start with the politics and then we'll get to some of the bigger questions, if something's bigger than politics.
Noa LeviHOST
Parties such as Arm Yisrael and the Reservists and Economic Party are reportedly passing the threshold by fractions of a percentage point, with religious Zionism and Zehut also in a similar precarious position.
Noa LeviHOST
Blue and white chairman Benny Gantz's showing among smaller parties is noted as weak, and he remains far from crossing the threshold himself.
Noa LeviHOST
Dr. Laser also discussed internal dynamics within political blocs.
Noa LeviHOST
He indicated that struggles within the Likud bloc, particularly between Likud and parties like Yehudit Yehudit and Religious Zionism, are not currently benefiting Likud.
Noa LeviHOST
Laser pointed out that parties like Arm Yisrael and the Reservists and Economic Party are barely above the threshold, while the Religious Zionism and Zehat list also faces challenges requiring continued effort.
Noa LeviHOST
He noted that former Defence Minister Benny Gantz's Blue and White Party chairman is not currently polling strongly among the smaller lists.
Noa LeviHOST
The report also touched on the potential impact of voter turnout among Arab citizens of Israel on the strength of Arab parties and ongoing dynamics within the Likud bloc and its allied parties.
Noa LeviHOST
Finally, a report from the West Bank brings attention to a concerning welfare issue.
Noa LeviHOST
This follows a reversal of an earlier prohibition, and two new petitions have been filed seeking to overturn the committee's ruling before the upcoming election.
Noa LeviHOST
Also reported is the political move of Aliza Bloch joining the Blue and White Party.
Noa LeviHOST
On a more uplifting note, an international conference opened in London this past Sunday, bringing together Jewish and Kurdish leaders, scholars and activists.
Noa LeviHOST
titled jewish kurdish relations in a changing middle east history identity and future cooperation the event marks a significant step in building solidarity between the two diasporas aiming to translate their shared history of approximately 27 0 years into concrete future cooperation across political cultural and academic spheres israeli foreign minister gideon saar sent a video address supporting the gathering i'm noah levi thank you for joining us for israel today ongoing war report Stay safe and informed.
Noa LeviHOST
These will be heard by the High Court of Justice.
Noa LeviHOST
In other political news, Al-Azhar bloc has joined the Blue and White Party, and Otzma Yehudit held its first faction meeting with Gottlieb.
Noa LeviHOST
Finally, in international business cooperation, Israel's Raf-El advanced combat systems alongside German state officials from Lower Saxony, have signed a declaration of intent to explore transforming a Volkswagen plant in Osnabrück into a centre of excellence for defence technologies.
Noa LeviHOST
And in a sign of growing international solidarity, a two-day conference in London brought together Jewish and Kurdish leaders scholars and activists to build cooperation based on their shared history.