Religious Zionism Party Slams Right-Wing Parties After Gantz Exits Election Race
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Benny Gantz withdrew from the election race, with his party citing responsibility to prevent left-wing vote loss. The Religious Zionism party criticized right-wing factions, including Ofir Winter, for "irresponsibility" and wasting votes. Minister Shlomo Karai praised Gantz's responsibility and suggested he would respect Winter if he also withdrew.
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- Benny Gantz withdrew from the election, citing responsibility to prevent left-wing vote loss.
- The Religious Zionism party criticized right-wing parties for irresponsibility and wasting votes.
- Minister Shlomo Karai praised Gantz's responsible decision.
- Religious Zionism stated Ofir Winter and other parties are "throwing votes away."
Following Benny Gantz's withdrawal from the upcoming election race, the Religious Zionism party stated that his decision was "born out of responsibility not to lose votes to the left bloc." In contrast, the party criticized the right-wing parties, saying there is "complete irresponsibility this time from Ofir Winter and the rest of the splinter parties that are not approaching the electoral threshold, who insist on throwing votes away."
Minister of Communications Shlomo Karai of the Likud party also commented, stating, "Gantz is showing responsibility. If Winter resigns, I will take my hat off to him." The comments highlight a perceived split in responsibility between the left and right factions of Israeli politics in the wake of Gantz's announcement.
