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Gantz: Netanyahu Leads Israel to 4th Election in 2 Years


Thu 20 Aug 2020 | 07:28 PM
Ahmed Moamar

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "is leading the country to horrific option to run the fourth parliamentarian elections in two years only.

The minister revealed that his party is ready to make concessions with Likud, led by Netanyahu, on the basis of implementing the government agreement.

Gantz, who is the alternative Israeli prime minister, considered that Israel is living her fateful days.

Gantz indicated during a meeting of the Kahol Lavan (Blue and White ) parliamentary bloc that he leads, that his job "is not to solve the personal problems of others.

On the other hand, the Hebrew "Channel 11" reported that there are understandings currently taking shape between "Likud" and "Kahol Lavan", regarding the reconvening of the Parliamentary Finance Committee in order to vote on a bill deferring the passage of the general budget for a hundred days.

The channel added that it is possible to include an article in the draft law that would allow funding for specific needs over a period of 3 months, until the new budget is approved.

It should be noted that if the Knesset does not approve this bill until next Monday, then the Legislative Council (the Knesset) will be automatically dissolved, which means holding general elections after 90 days.

The next election will be the fourth in less than two years.

On the other hand, Gantz called on the Israeli security establishment to renew security and civilian coordination with the Palestinian Authority (PA).

This comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to annex parts of the West Bank and the Jordan Valley was postponed, according to what was reported by "Channel 12".

He explained that the PA is engaged in opposing the normalization agreement between Israel and the UAE.

According to the Hebrew channel, the Israeli security establishment estimates that it will be possible to reach a gradual renewal of coordination that strengthens the economic interests of the Palestinian Authority, especially in the days of the Corona pandemic, and also helps Israel to maintain security stability

Gantz called on the security establishment to work to renew security and civilian coordination with the Palestinian Authority.

However, Haaretz, an Israeli daily newspaper, revealed that Tel Aviv was preparing a secret list of hundreds of security and military officials suspected of committing crimes of war against the Palestinian population during a number of Israeli aggressions.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has pledged to bring the Israeli officials to justice.

The ICC had launched an investigation into the "crimes of the Israeli occupation in the Palestinian territories and the Gaza Strip.

The newspaper reported that a secret list of decision makers, officials in the military and security services could be arrested abroad if the International Criminal Court in The Hague agreed to open an investigation into war crimes committed by those officials.

According to the newspaper, this list currently includes between 200 and 300 people, some of whom have not yet been informed in this regard, as they will be required to refrain from leaving the country and travel.

The process of selecting names to the list is surrounded by secrecy in Israel, fearing that it may endanger the people involved in it, as the court may see this as an acknowledgment by Israel of its responsibility for the crimes under investigation.