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Jun 28, 2024 · Noam Tibon left his wife and the family car at nearby Kibbutz Mefalsim and caught a ride further south with a soldier. Benny Gantz, then a member of the War Cabinet, speaks with observer soldiers at the Urim base in Israel’s Negev Desert.
Benjamin "Benny" Gantz (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין "בֵּנִי" גַּנְץ, pronounced [binjaˈmin ˈbeni ˈɡant͡s]; born 9 June 1959) is an Israeli politician and retired army general.
4 days ago · If new settlements are one day reestablished in Gaza, Benny Gantz will be just as responsible for that as May Golan. Not because of his foolish response on X, but because he's Israel's worst politician during a time of crisis. He's the disaster of the liberal left camp. Likud minister May Golan speaking in the Knesset in July.
- Revital Has Been Accused of Being A Member of Machsom Watch
- The Couple Met While Benny Was in The Paratrooper’S Brigade
- Revital Was Serenaded by General Martin Dempsey When He Visited Israel in 2012
- The Couple’S Son, Nadav, Joined The Paratroopers in 2012
In January 2018, Revital was accused by rivals of her husband of being a member of Machsom Watch. Machsom Watchis a volunteer human rights organization that monitors the behavior of Israel Defense Forces soldiers at border checkpoints. The allegations that Revital was a member of the group came from right-wing rapper The Shadow. Speaking at an even...
An IDF news articleabout various soldiers who have found love while performing their national service, says that Benny met Revital while he was in the paratrooper’s brigade. Benny volunteered for the paratrooper brigade in 1977 and attended Officer Candidate School in 1979. During his time with the brigade, Benny rose to become Commander of the 35t...
In 2012, Revital welcomed a U.S. delegation to Israel alongside her husband. During a dinner in Jaffa to welcome the delegation to the country, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, serenaded Revital with a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s, “New York, New York,” according to a CNN reporton the meeting.
In 2012, the couple’s son, Nadav, followed his father’s footsteps by joining the paratroopers. Benny told the Jerusalem Post in a 2015 interview that from the moment Nadav was born, he became a “better commander.” The day before the 2019 election, Nadav wrote a lengthy Facebook postin favor of his father’s candidacy, writing in part, “So come on, p...
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Dec 28, 2023 · The couple, who were married three years ago, was killed when the explosion levelled the Bint Jbeil home they were staying in. Ahmad Bazzi mourns over one of his sons' coffin during their funeral processions. (AP: Mohammed Zaatari)
Dec 15, 2023 · But aside from taking swipes at Netanyahu — most recently for his casual dismissal of the deadly accidental shooting of an Israeli civilian by an off-duty reservist during a terror attack in Jerusalem — Gantz has stayed his hand, presumably judging that national unity remains the priority.
Jun 9, 2024 · JERUSALEM, June 9 (Reuters) - In the traumatic aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, as hundreds of thousands of Israeli reservists rushed to join the ranks to fight Hamas, Benny Gantz...
