Despite the polls, Benny Gantz releases a video and is convinced: "We will pass, and by a large margin" | Watch

Benny Gantz, chairman of Blue and White, releases a video expressing confidence that the party will pass the electoral threshold in the upcoming elections, despite polls predicting difficulty. Gantz addresses undecided voters, trying to dispel fears of a wasted vote, and claims that over 5 mandates worth of voters want to vote for Blue and White but fear the threshold.

Benny Gantz, chairman of the Blue and White party, released a video expressing sweeping confidence that his party will pass the electoral threshold in the upcoming elections, despite polls predicting difficulty. In the video, published three weeks before election day, Gantz directly addresses undecided voters and tries to dispel the fear of a wasted vote. According to him, based on the party's research, over 5 mandates worth of voters want to vote for Blue and White, but fear the threshold. Gantz calls on potential voters to overcome their fear and vote, while promising that "your votes are safe." He also invites skeptics to check the party's data and receive transparent answers. The video comes after a period of intensive field activity by Gantz and party members, during which, according to the party, they held thousands of meetings with citizens across the country. The article quotes Gantz extensively, but does not include independent analysis of the party's chances or reference to specific polls.