Politics
The Man Who Could Topple Netanyahu
Former general Benny Gantz is the most formidable threat Israel’s long-serving premier has faced in a decade.
Benny Gantz in the Golan Heights near the Syrian border on March 4.
Photographer: Jalaa/Marey/AFP via Getty Images
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Years before he became the man with a chance to topple Israel’s longtime premier, Benny Gantz was a 12th grader with a graduation party on his mind.
He knew some of his classmates couldn’t afford the luxury of a celebration, so he lobbied the boarding school where he studied in the Kfar Hayarok farming community outside Tel Aviv to give them a piece of land.