Gantz revealed he received an offer for a reserved spot in Likud

Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz revealed in an interview with Roni Koven that he received an offer for a high reserved spot on the Likud list during the election campaign. According to him, he did not receive similar offers from the heads of the Change Bloc – Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, and Yair Lapid. Gantz decided not to join Likud and avoided mergers.

Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz revealed in an interview with the program "Meeting with Roni Koven" that he received an offer for a very high reserved spot on the Likud list for the next Knesset. The remarks were published this morning (Thursday) on Kan Reshet Bet. According to Gantz, he had conversations with the heads of the "Change Bloc" – Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, and Yair Lapid – but none of them offered him a reserved spot. Since the offer, Gantz decided not to join Likud and avoided mergers. The article reviews Gantz's political career: his entry into politics ahead of the elections for the 20th Knesset at the head of Hosen L'Yisrael, the union with Yesh Atid, Telem, and Gabi Ashkenazi into Blue and White, the dissolution of the union upon his entry into the first rotation government during the coronavirus, his roles as Defense Minister, Justice Minister, and Knesset Speaker, his leadership of the National Camp in the 25th Knesset with New Hope and Eisenkot, his membership in the War Cabinet at the start of the Swords of Iron War, his resignation from the government and the dissolution of the union, and the departure of many members over months. In current polls, his party is below the electoral threshold.