Supporting Rabin’s proposals would stand Gantz in good stead as he seeks to form a Government of National Unity and—failing that—in the upcoming election that would hopefully end Israel’s current precarious political situation
Rabin’s policies can help break Gantz-Netanyahu deadlock
The prospect of a third election in Israel within twelve months looms large—should Blue and White leader Benny Gantz be unable to form a Government of National Unity within the next two weeks.
To break the current deadlock—Gantz needs at least nine members to defect from the voting bloc of 55 seats led by Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Gantz’s cause could be considerably advanced were he to publicly endorse the policies pursued by the late Prime Minister—Yitzchak Rabin—who was assassinated on 4 November 1995.
Rabin made his intentions very clear in his last speech to the Knesset on 5 October 1995 when presenting the 300 page “Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip” (Oslo Accords) for approval: