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Benny Gantz Negotiates Blue and White Merger with Ayelet Shaked as No. 2 Benny Gantz is negotiating a merger with Ayelet Shaked, who is set to become the second candidate on the Blue and White list, while current No. 2 Dedi Simchi faces uncertainty. The deal includes prominent religious Zionist figures and requires Shaked's team to reject narrow coalition governments.
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Illustration by baba What happened 01 Benny Gantz is negotiating a Blue and White merger with Ayelet Shaked as No. 2 on the list. 02 Shaked plans to include key religious Zionist figures like Rabbi David Stav and Davidi Ben Zion. 03 Gantz demands Shaked's team reject narrow governments from either political side. 04 Previous talks with Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein did not lead to agreements. 05 Current No. 2 Dedi Simchi may lose his spot and is considering leaving the alliance. 06 Shavot Ra'anan was discussed but did not join the list in earlier talks. Translated and summarized by baba from Srugim , the latest report. Read Srugim’s original The coverage
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