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Gantz Will Force New Israeli Elections

December 2, 2020 at 7:24 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Israeli Blue and White party leader and Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that he can no longer support the government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his party will vote Wednesday in support of a preliminary reading of a bill to dissolve the Knesset and call early elections, the Times of Israel reports.

Gantry described Netanyahu as “a serial breaker of promises” in a prime-time televised address.

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