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Eisenkot Urges Gantz to Resign Should Blue and White Hover Near Election Threshold

Summary by Jerusalem Post
Eisenkot, who served as the party's number two, announced in late June that he was leaving the party and resigning from the Knesset.

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Eisenkot called on his former partner Benny Gantz to drop out of the race if he remains around the threshold. At the same time, he accused Netanyahu of thwarting a deal to release the hostages. He said the prime minister's statements toward the protesters and the families of the hostages are reminiscent of the demonstrations in which he himself participated three decades ago.

Former MK Gadi Eisenkot told Ilana Dayan that Gantz should withdraw from the race if he receives low support percentages: "All 70 percent who want the country well should join in" • Blue and White attacked back: "We suggest he stop engaging in elections that have not yet been announced"

A political storm this morning (Thursday) followed the remarks of former minister and MK Gadi Eisenkot, who is considered a close partner in the past of Blue and White Chairman Benny Gantz. In an interview with Ilana Dayan on the program "True to the Morning" on Galei Tzahal, Eisenkot said that if Gantz approaches the electoral threshold - he should withdraw from the race: "If Gantz is around the electoral threshold - he should withdraw," he de…

Eisenkot's dramatic break with Gantz and his party is still making waves in the political system, as reflected in the latest mandate polls. Eisenkot seems to be using his leap to suggest to Gantz that perhaps it's time to go home.

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Maariv Online broke the news in Israel on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
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