Blue and White on the Downfall Benny Gantz, the former general who came close to ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long dominance of Israeli politics, is finding his star is fading fast as a new rival from the right (Gideon Saar) emerges as a challenge in an election set for March. Gantz suffered another blow recently when Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi became the latest senior member to quit the party. In the past week, a string of political allies have bolted from Blue and White. Polls see the party teetering on the edge of the threshold required to enter parliament. Despite the blows he and his party recently suffered, Gantz stated at a press conference today that he would remain at the helm of Blue and White. Source: Reuters ?? IF YOU LOVE ISRAEL - SHARE NEWSRAEL! ??