Benny Gantz on Israeli Security and the Rise of American Isolationism

About this episode

Tamar Ish-Shalom interviews Benny Gantz about Israeli security and the implications of American isolationism.

In this episode of Jewish Crossroads, Tamar Ish-Shalom speaks with Benny Gantz, the former IDF Chief of Staff who entered Israeli politics in 2019 after more than three decades of military service. Gantz has since held several senior government roles, including Minister of Defense, alternate prime minister, and deputy prime minister. Following the October 7 attacks, he and his party joined Israel’s emergency unity government, where he served in the war cabinet until his resignation in June 20...

People in this episode

Host: Tamar Ish-Shalom

Guest: Benny Gantz

Topics covered

• Israeli security
• American isolationism
• military service
• politics
• government roles
• emergency unity government

Keywords

• Benny Gantz
• Israeli politics
• IDF Chief of Staff
• Minister of Defense
• emergency unity government
• October 7 attacks
• war cabinet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IDF, Israel

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