National Unity (political alliance)
National Unity המחנה הממלכתי | |
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| Leader | Benny Gantz |
| Founders | Benny Gantz Gideon Sa'ar Gadi Eisenkot Matan Kahana |
| Founded | 14 August 2022 |
| Political position | Centre-right[1][2][3] |
| Member parties | |
| Colours | Blue Dark blue White |
| Knesset | 12 / 120
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| Election symbol | |
| כן كن | |
| Website | |
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The National Unity or State Camp (Hebrew: המחנה הממלכתי, romanized: HaMahane HaMamlakhti)[4] is an Israeli political alliance made up of former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz's Israel Resilience Party and Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope party, as well as former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot.
The alliance was created to participate in the 2022 Israeli legislative election. Since 12 October 2023, it has been part of the Thirty-seventh government of Israel, led by Benjamin Netanyahu.
History
Gantz and Sa'ar announced an alliance between their two parties on 10 July,[5] which was initially called Blue and White The New Hope.[6] The alliance was joined by former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot and former Yamina MK Matan Kahana on 14 August, at which point it was renamed the National Unity Party.[7] Yamina MK Shirly Pinto joined the party on 22 August.[8]
Five members of the party (Benny Gantz, Gadi Eizenkot, Gideon Sa'ar, Hili Tropper and Yifat Shasha-Biton) joined the Thirty-seventh government of Israel as ministers without portfolio in October 2023, following the outbreak of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war; Gantz and Eisenkot also joined the Israeli war cabinet.[9]
Composition
| Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | Current MKs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue and White Israel Resilience | Liberal Zionism | Centre to centre-right | Benny Gantz | 6 / 120
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| New Hope | Conservatism National liberalism |
Centre-right to right-wing | Gideon Sa'ar | 4 / 120
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| Independents | 2 / 120
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Knesset members
| Knesset term | Seats | Members |
|---|---|---|
| 2022– | 12 | Benny Gantz, Gideon Sa'ar, Gadi Eizenkot, Pnina Tamano-Shata, Yifat Shasha-Biton, Hili Tropper, Ze’ev Elkin, Michael Biton, Matan Kahana, Orit Farkash-Hacohen, Sharren Haskel, Alon Schuster |
Leaders
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| Leader | Took office | Left office | ||
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Benny Gantz | 2022 | Incumbent | |
Knesset election results
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
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| 2022 | Benny Gantz | 432,376 | 9.08 | 12 / 120
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New | Opposition (2022–Oct 2023) |
| Coalition (Oct 2023-) |
References
- ^ "Poll: Gantz restores lead as Netanyahu loses post-Gaza war bump". The Times of Israel. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
Benny Gantz's center-right National Unity party has restored its lead over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud
- ^ "Israel elections: Outgoing PM Lapid congratulates Netanyahu on victory". BBC News. 3 November 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Israel: Gantz accuses Netanyahu of 'coup d'état' and pushing towards 'civil war'". Middle East Monitor. 10 January 2023. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Keller-Lynn, Carrie (14 August 2022). "Ex-IDF chief Eisenkot, former Yamina minister Kahana join Gantz-led 'National Unity'". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Azulai, Moran; Karni, Yuval (10 July 2022). "In political partnership Gantz, Sa'ar aim for unity government". Ynet. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Keller-Lynn, Carrie (25 July 2022). "100 days out from election, campaign ads battle for soft-right voters". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Staff writer; Eliav Breuer (14 August 2022). "Eisenkot joins Gantz, Sa'ar in National Unity Party". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Israel Elections: Shirely Pinto leaves Zionist Spirit for Gantz's National Unity". The Jerusalem Post. 22 August 2022. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Carrie Keller-Lynn (12 October 2023). "Knesset okays war cabinet; PM: Saturday 'most horrible day for Jews since Holocaust". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.