After Gantz's withdrawal: The record of Aliza Bloch that no one wants to break

Aliza Bloch, former mayor of Beit Shemesh, joined two different parties within just over two months during one election campaign, and both ultimately decided not to run in the elections for the 26th Knesset. Bloch announced her membership in the Unity Party of Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein on August 10, but the party withdrew on September 4. Three days later, on September 7, she joined Benny Gantz's Blue and White party. Today (Monday), Gantz announced his retirement from the Knesset race after about seven and a half years in politics. Bloch, 59, served as mayor of Beit Shemesh from 2018 to 2024, defeating Moshe Abutbul in 2018 and losing to Shmuel Greenberg in 2024.

Aliza Bloch, an educator and former mayor of Beit Shemesh, found herself in an unusual political situation within a single election campaign: in just over two months, she joined two different parties, both of which ultimately decided not to run in the elections for the 26th Knesset. Bloch announced on August 10 that she was joining the Unity Party of Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein, but on September 4 the party announced it would not run. Three days later, on September 7, Bloch joined Blue and White led by Benny Gantz. Today (Monday), Gantz announced his withdrawal from the Knesset race after about seven and a half years in politics. Bloch, 59, served as mayor of Beit Shemesh from 2018 to 2024, winning the 2018 election against Moshe Abutbul and losing to Shmuel Greenberg in 2024. In September 2024, she was elected president of the Israeli Center for Excellence in Education, and last June she announced her resignation from that position to run in the elections.