Mon 24 October 2022 | 6:30 pm - 11:59 pm
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Tel Aviv International Salon, presents the Election Series:
Benny Gantz, Minister of Defense
HaMachane HaMamlachti (National Unity) Chairman
Event will be held in-English & in-person + Q&A
Moderated by Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
RSVP: https://GantzSalon.eventbrite.com
Date: Monday October 24th 2022, Doors open, 6:30pm
Cost: FREE + Refreshments with party MKs / Candidates
Venue: ZOA House, 1 Daniel Frisch, Tel Aviv
Who: Young adults, 20s & 30s
Media welcome; but please contact: press@tlvsalon.com
About Our Speaker: Benny Gantz
Minister of Defense and Chairman of HaMachane HaMamlachti (The National Unity Party), Benjamin ‘Benny’ Gantz, was born in 1959 in Kfar Achim, and served as the 20th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), a position he held from 2011-2015.
During his 38 years of service in the Israel Defense Forces Gantz commanded the Shaldag Unit, the Paratroopers Brigade, the Liaison to Lebanon Unit, the Judea and Samaria Division, the Northern Command and the GOC Army Headquarters. He also served as the IDFâs attachĂŠ in the United States and the Deputy Chief of Staff. Gantz was also one of the commanders who led IDF troops in Operation Moses and Operation Solomon – the covert Israeli military airlifts of Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
As Chief of Staff, Gantz led the IDF during three major campaigns: Operation Pillar of Defense (âAmud Annanâ, November 2012), Operation Brotherâs Keeper (âShuvu Ahimâ), and Protective Edge (âTzuk Eitanâ, July 2014).
Upon retiring from the military, Gantz began dedicating his time and energies toward strengthening Israel from within, through social activism projects. He served as chairman of the Yad Ben Gurion Society, dedicated to educational activism in the Negev, and as Chairman of the Advisory Board of NATAL â The Israeli Trauma and Resilience Center, which offers assistance to Israeli victims of war and terror – related trauma.
Gantz was also one of the founding members of âPnimaâ, a visionary social program designed to address Israelâs most pressing internal problems and create the infrastructure for a less divided, more cohesive and resilient Israeli society.
In December 2018, Gantz formed the Israel Resilience Party, later merging with other political groups to form the Blue and White Faction. Under Gantzâs leadership, the faction ran in the three consecutive elections for the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd Knesset. In April 2020 the faction disbanded, with Gantzâs party taking on the Blue and White name and, against the backdrop of the global corona pandemic, joined a national emergency unity government. Gantz now leads the National Unity slate for the 25th elections in partnership with Gideon Saar, and hopes to become Prime Minister of the State of Israel after this current election cycle.
Gantz holds a masterâs degree in national resource management from the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy at the National Defense University in Washington D.C. and an honorary doctorate from Bar Ilan University, which he was awarded in 2015 in recognition of his contributions to Israeli society. Gantz was further awarded a Legion of Merit by the United States Armed Forces in 2013.
He lives in Rosh HaAyin with his wife, Revital, and their four children.
About Our Partner: The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post is Israel’s most-widely read English newspaper. jpost.com
Speak Hebrew? Come hear from many political party leaders at The Jerusalem Post Group Leaders’ Summit. This will be a critical look at the future of the Jewish State. Co-sponsored by the Jerusalem Post, Maariv and Walla! at the TASE Conference Center on 2 Ahuzat Bayit Street in Tel Aviv. jpost.com/leaders22
Who you wanna party with this election?
As you all know, the Tel Aviv International Salon hosts the leaders of Israeli political parties each election cycle speaking in English, but that isn’t enough.
As non-partisan honest brokers we also source hundreds of Olim volunteers for the parties’ election headquarters. These are great access points for Olim to enter politics and helps to raise our community’s voice across the political spectrum. We have gotten thousands of Olim engaged over a decade of work with Israeli politics, but we still have a lot more work to do.
Our community is 100,000 strong and growing everyday, so please email us at info@TLVSalon.com and let us know inside which party you would like to lend a helping hand.
About Our Organization: Tel Aviv International Salon
“Leading Ideas, Leading Israel”
ELECTIONS NOTICE: The Salon is a politically unaffiliated, honest-broker organization and as such we do not support any candidate or political party. We are proud to have a long tradition of hosting the leading candidates from all sides of the political spectrum during local and national elections to speak, debate and discuss the important issues that our entire community cares about. Specifically, we have always invited every major candidate for Prime Minister to have a stage speaking to Olim and the international community in Tel Aviv.
Please take to heart that no matter whom you support, donât forget to vote November 1st!
Tel Aviv International Salon is the largest speakers forum in Israel. Our nonprofit was established in 2009 to provide a thought provoking nonpartisan platform for Tel Aviv’s young adult community. The Salon curates a unique space to debate and discuss global politics, history, economics, social and cultural issues with a diverse range of engaging decision makers and influencers. We are honest brokers working hard to highlight the leading voices leading Israel and the world.
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