Blue and White (political alliance)

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Blue and White

כחול לבן
LeaderBenny Gantz
Founded21 February 2019
HeadquartersTel Aviv
IdeologyBig tent[1]
Liberalism[2]
Zionism[2]
Secularism
Factions:
Social liberalism[3]
Economic liberalism[4]
National liberalism
Political positionCentre[5]
Member partiesIsrael Resilience
Yesh Atid (no more)
Telem (no more)
Colours  Blue
  Dark Blue
  White
Knesset
15 / 120
Election symbol
פה
Website
kachollavan.org.il

Blue and White (Hebrew: כַּחוֹל לָבָן Kaḥol Lavan) is a centrist[6] and liberal[7] political alliance in Israel.

Participating in the Fifth Netanyahu Government.

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "After Replacing Netanyahu, Gantz's Party Will Self-destruct. And That's OK". Haaretz. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Blue and White". The Israel Democracy Institute. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Lahav Harkov (16 February 2019). "Histadrut chief Avi Nissenkorn joins Gantzs Israel Resilience Party". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. ↑ JPost Editorial (17 March 2013). "A Capitalist Government". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Alon Yakter; Mark; Oriel Amram Tessler (26 February 2018). "Netanyahu's new rival is surging in Israel's polls". Washington Post. Gantz's centrist political party, Blue and White...
  6. ↑ Halbfinger, David M. (21 February 2019). "2 Israel Centrists, Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid, Join Forces Against Netanyahu". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Eric R. Mandel. "Spotlight on Moshe 'Bogie' Ya'alon". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 4 February 2019.


Political parties in the current 23rd Knesset

Coalition parties:
Likud faction (37: Likud [36], The Jewish Home [1]) ---- Blue and White (15: Israel Resilience Party [15]) ---- Shas (9) ---- United Torah Judaism (7: Agudat Yisrael [4], Degel HaTorah [3]) ---- HaAvoda (3) ---- Derekh Ererz (2) ---- Gesher (1)

Opposition parties:
Yesh Atid-Telem (16: Yesh Atid [13], Telem [3] ---- The Joint List (15: Hadash [5], Ra'am [4], Balad [3], Ta'al [3]) ---- Yisrael Beiteinu (7) ---- Yamina (5: New Right [3], Tkuma [2]) ---- Meretz (3)


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