Former “Israeli” Army Chief Launches Political Party ahead of Polls

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Former Zionist military chief of staff Benny Gantz launched a political party ahead of snap April elections, with polls suggesting his new group could claim a number of seats.

Polls have shown that if Gantz -- who headed the military from 2011 to 2015 -- were to run with a party then the entity could claim 13 to 20 seats of the 120 up for grabs in “Israel's” Knesset.

Zionist MKs on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to dissolve parliament and hold snap elections on April 9 after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government agreed on early polls.

Netanyahu’s coalition was left with a one-seat majority after war minister Avigdor Lieberman stepped down in November over a controversial ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip.

Polls say Netanyahu looks set to extend his long reign at the top of “Israeli” politics, but a slew of corruption investigations have cast a cloud over his future.

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