Minister’s White House visit lays bare growing tensions within Israel’s war cabinet
Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies have lashed out at senior minister Benny Gantz for an upcoming visit to the White House, in a sign of growing strains within Israel’s war cabinet and in its relations with Washington. Gantz, a former defence minister who joined Netanyahu’s coalition in the wake of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, said he told the prime minister on Friday of his plans to see senior US officials so that the two could “co-ordinate messaging”.
Gantz’s National Unity party has soared in popularity in opinion polls in recent months at the expense of Likud, with the former army chief consistently leading Netanyahu on the question of suitability for the premiership. The rivalry between the two, dating back several years, has resurfaced despite their partnership in the wartime unity government.
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