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Gantz Vows to Quit Election Race if Polls Show Party Failing to Pass Threshold
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in Hebrew, English) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by The Times of Israel · 1 day ago
What happened
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz announced he would withdraw from the election campaign if final polls show his party failing to pass the electoral threshold. He previously insisted he would compete until the end.
- 01Benny Gantz will quit the election if polls show party failing to pass threshold.
- 02Gantz vows to protect voters' ballots from being wasted.
- 03This is a change from his previous commitment to run until the end.
- 04The statement was made on the Times of Israel's Lazar Focus podcast.
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