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Give Gantz a chance
Yohanan Plesner
Published: 18.10.19, 23:28
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1. some inconsistency
GM   (10.19.19)
First this:
never has the first person entrusted with the mandate to form a government failed at that task, that is until Netanyahu last spring.

Then this:
The first instance is back in 2008. MK Tzipi Livni wins leadership of the Kadima party in primaries held following the resignation of PM Ehud Olmert. She fails to form a government

How is this possible?
2. President of the Israel Democracy Institute advocates
Steve Benassi ,   Minneapolis USA   (10.18.19)
undemocratic government

As long as it is Leftist it's ok

Funny

Rafik the Arab is an idiot
3. Netanyahu is proven success, why change horses in the midstr
leo ,   usa   (10.19.19)

4. 'People" got screwed with their heads by the Left on one
(10.19.19)
hand, but also by the not honest enough Right.
Had the govt. been clear & open with their intentions (long term) the Israelis would have supported wholeheartedly policy of reclaiming Lands so foolishly relinquished to Arab enemies while at the same time putting to bed the notion of "Palestinians" and their phony claims to a state....
But Bibi has squandered the opportunity.
A "Trump" comes along only once in a lifetime....
5. Left cant win in election so lets do anything to rule....
(10.19.19)
6. Bad suggestion
Hayyim Edinburg ,   Raanana   (10.19.19)
With less support from the left compared to the support Likud has on the right side. The chance of Ganz maintaining a stable government is very doubtful.
I think the offer made by our current prime minister to Ganz was very generous.
It should not be rejected. The chances of Ganz being prime minister for even a short time period will be extremely limited since more than 60 per cent of the electorate is firmly established on the right.
7. Why would he deserve a chance? Being PM/Leader is something
(10.19.19)
you either acheive or...not.
It's not some bloody, God given "right", it's something you ideally should wrestle from your opponents, thus proving to the mob (sorry: "people") that you can be trusted with their lives/future & wellbeing.










it's not some bloody, God given
8. A minority government is an "Ace up his sleeve"
Jake   (10.19.19)
only in the eyes of Fake News Media, Inc.
These bozos, who had decried Bibi's "threats to democracy" peddle the ultimate undemocratic idea, a minority government.
9. give peace a chance says gantz
max   (10.19.19)
stop being naive. Rabin should never have given way title to naharyim leased land. it should have been declared Israeli. Power talks first, then some kind of relations can follow. Holding hands and making concessions will get israelis killed.

peres and rabin, then olmert tried their guts out for peace with wild concessions to no avail. all they got was butchered bodies in return.

israel needs new elections and new leadership. gantz is an osloist who has learned nothing. He will not be good for israel as he will repeat gaza elsewhere.

For the most part, save sharon, generals make lousy national leaders.
10. Gantz Has Ants In His Pants
DA RAP ARTISTE ,   SAFED RAP HOUSE   (10.19.19)
11. He called 2-4 million Religious Jews & secular ” Fanatics”
GanzSecularFanatic ,   Jerusalem   (10.19.19)
Because they want to settle Judea Samaria pray at the Temple Mount most sacred
Site of Judaism to desire of 90% of world Jewry for 2,000 years and he called them “ fanatics” this dry Judaic-less souless secular fanatic ..
This is a battle for the Jewish Soul Of israel and even if he gets to be prime minister
He and his leftist fanatics will be up against a powerful ever growing religious population /adversary their time will be short in power ..give him
a chance..?! He just called half the Jewish population “ fanatics”!!
12. The Leftist media succeeded in its brainwashing of public
RightAreLOSERS ,   Jerusalem   (10.19.19)
And the Right and
especially the Likud are responsible for it never did they try or demand to create a balanced media and now that neglect has bitten them in the ass !! The Likud everyone knows now was “ Fake Right “ add to it a Prime Minister who can’t make bold and historic decisions and you end up with this mess ..!
13. Give Gantz a chance ... but for what?
(10.19.19)
Perhaps to form a unity government with all those who want to give a state to the Arabs?

Not with my vote.
14. An honest tip for Mr. Gantz
Tsidon Fischer ,   Tiberias, Israel   (10.19.19)
Do you really want to win more than 60 seats in the third electoral round of Israel?

Very simple: Keep Yair Lapid into a safe closet.

Lapid takes your votes away!
15. Mediocre general,failed businessman assisted by a school
rafael benneton ,   tel aviv   (10.19.19)
dropout.Plus votes of a sect whose only interest is to be disruptive.
How much irreperable damage can they cause in the shortest period of time.They did not win!
Back to elections till the public decides.Will be much cheaper!
16. that would be a trap for Gantz
jochair thijssen ,   kfar saba israel   (10.20.19)
If gantz forms a minority gov including Arab parties, that will be the end of his career, never to return.
17. there will be no election & Gantz will join Netanyahu
zionist forever   (10.20.19)
Ruven Rivlin will not back an unstable minority government which would not last long and at the very least would create a stale government incapable of achieving much.
The public would also not approve and next time round he will be out.

When Gantz finds he is unable to form a 61+ coalition Rivlin will tell Gantz to return the mandate which will then be offered back to Netanyahu or whoever is leading Likud if Netanyahu has stepped down.
Gantz will either join a right wing coalition or go to elections and he knows if he chooses elections the public will not forgive him and his political career will be over before is begins.

18. give a man with zero political experience a chance at PM
zionist forever   (10.20.19)
Do we want a man who has zero political experience not just responsible for running the country but also running the country with a minority government relying on arab goodwill to survive?
I think considering whats at steak we need somebody with experience, assuming he was part of a power sharing deal with Netanyahu its bad enough considering his lack of experience but at least if he was number 2 in the rotation he would have a little time to find his feet in politics so he would at least not be a complete rookie when it came to his turn as PM.
19. Give Gantz a chance at retirement. Cut our losses
Chaim ,   Israel   (10.21.19)
Gantz was a disastrous military leader, who weakened Israel while emboldening our foes. Now he wants to be a disastrous leftist Prime Minister. Give Gantz a chance a chance at retirement. Cut our losses and prevent Gantz from doing more damage to Israel before his fake Blue and White Party implodes.
20. Unity
Bar Star ,   Haifa   (10.21.19)
means all parties. Bibi is right in his demand that all parties to be included. His conditions for a coalition government were also fair. It is not up to Lieberman to decide who will be in the coalition.
21. Liberman is a patriotic politician ISRAELneeds more Liberman
(10.23.19)
22. Gantz was a bad Ramatkal. He and Ayalon are fully responsibl
Larry ,   Or Yehuda   (10.23.19)
for the Gaza quagmire. Read the transcripts. Over and above that, Gantz is being handled by someone. When he goes off script, he talks nonsense.

Also remember that both his sister and his wife are members of an organization funded by both the NIF and Sorros, both out to destroy Israel.
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