Benny Gantz

AJC Salutes Inauguration of New Israeli Government

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Monday, May 18, 2020

NEW YORK, May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --American Jewish Committee (AJC) congratulated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on successfully forming a new coalition government in Israel.

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  • NEW YORK, May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --American Jewish Committee (AJC) congratulated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on successfully forming a new coalition government in Israel.
  • The government, sworn in yesterday, is the result of an agreement between Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, head of the Blue and White Party, to create a national unity government.
  • Netanyahu will serve as prime minister for the first 18 months, andGantz is slated tobecome prime minister in November 2021.
  • "On behalf of AJC, we extend to you our heartfelt congratulations on the inauguration of a new Israeli Government under your leadership," wrote AJC President Harriet Schleifer and CEO David Harris in a letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu.