Gantz Promises To ‘Embrace All Streams Of Judaism’ As Prime Minister

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Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz speaks at the annual Jewish Agency Board of Governors' meeting in Jerusalem, on Oct. 28, 2019 (Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90)

JERUSALEM (JNS) — Blue and White leader and Israeli prime minister-designate Benny Gantz said Tuesday that if he succeeds in becoming Israeli’s next premier, he will “embrace all streams of Judaism.”

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Addressing Jewish leaders from around the world at the Jewish Agency’s Board of Governor’s meeting in Jerusalem, Gantz said, “When I will be the prime minister of Israel, I will embrace all streams of Judaism. We are part of an inspiringly colorful mosaic of cultures and traditions. I will nurture this pluralism.”

As part of that effort, Gantz said, “I will promote the implementation of the Western Wall agreement,” referring to a 2016 plan to create a mixed-gender prayer section at the Western Wall which was scuttled by the ultra-Orthodox parties.

“Every time I go to the Western Wall, I look at the sea of stones, the different sizes and shapes, like the streams we have in Judaism,” Gantz said. “I’m telling you today, the Western Wall is long enough for all.”

While there are many streams of Judaism in Israel today, the official governmental application of Judaism is Orthodox, including pertaining to issues of conversion, marriage and other religious practices.


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Jewishguy
Jewishguy
4 years ago

Hashem help us! Hashem save us! We need Bibi back. Please send Messiach we can’t take this from israel!

shimon yehuda
shimon yehuda
4 years ago

Good, Israel should be for all Jews not just the Charedi or Chassidim.

anonymous
anonymous
4 years ago

If he changes the law of wh0 is Yid than Israel as a Jewish medina is finished

Phineas
Phineas
4 years ago

Mixed gender prayer group at the Kotel will get harassed like crazy. Police are not going to stop the Orthodox from disrupting the group and chasing away the members.

Judith
Judith
4 years ago

They need secular divorces.

Give Him Sanity ...please!!
Give Him Sanity ...please!!
4 years ago

Gantz A man with ‘0’ experience in law , leading a people and even worse ethics and morals ..wants to embrace Air —or love and peace and Arabs ..in short every thing and everyone … This guy will last 1 day in government !!!

Joseph
Joseph
4 years ago

the only peace first must come from with in Israel , when there is no peace inside your house inside your heart , everyone hates each other and try to Impose his own then is a bigggg problem, committing crimes against your neighbors everyday in front of ELOHIM , killing , stealing lands , building illegal settlements, try to washing this in the media like Israel wants peace that’s coverup conspired crime, Israel is for all nations tobe example to humanity not selfish land for fascists, Zionist regime, please wake up and live Israel and don’t stay there,
Eyes they will have won’t see, ears they will have wont hear and listen

anonymous
anonymous
4 years ago

Joseph I don’t know who you are but you bring the of downfall of Jews