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Blue and White (Hebrew: כָּחוֹל לָבָן Kaḥol Lavan) was a centrist [2] and liberal Zionist [5] [6] political alliance in Israel.It was established by the Israel Resilience Party, Yesh Atid and Telem to run in the April 2019 Knesset election, [7] in hopes of defeating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Gantz and Sa'ar announced an alliance between their two parties on 10 July, [6] which was initially called Blue and White The New Hope. [7] The alliance was joined by former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot and former Yamina MK Matan Kahana on 14 August, at which point it was renamed the National Unity Party. [ 8 ]
Blue and White Israel Resilience Party (Hebrew: כחול לבן חוסן לישראל, romanized: Kahol Lavan Hosen LeYisrael, lit. 'Blue and White Resilience for Israel') [7] is a centrist, liberal Zionist political party in Israel founded in December 2018 by Benny Gantz, former Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.
CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil told viewers on Monday that two of his kids and his ex-wife are in Israel as fighting rages after a large-scale surprise attack by Hamas, saying "it's been a ...
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The extended period of political deadlock that led up to the election was the result of four inconclusive elections (April 2019, September 2019, 2020, and 2021).In April and September 2019, neither incumbent Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, nor leader of the main opposition party Blue and White, Benny Gantz, was able to muster a 61-seat governing majority, leading to fresh elections.
Shas declared early on that it was going to support Benjamin Netanyahu for prime minister, and ruled out sitting with Blue and White, due to disagreements with Blue and White leader Yair Lapid. [29] United Torah Judaism (UTJ) (election symbol: ג ) was the fourth largest political alliance in the 21st Knesset, with eight seats.