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Benny Gantz
Benjamin Netanyahus far-right Likud party said Benny Gantz did not have approval from the prime minister for his meetings in Washington.
The Prime Minister is facing public anger over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic as well as a corruption trial.
Benny Gantz, who has spent the past year trying to topple Israel's prime minister, appeared to give the prime minister a new lease on life.
The opposition leader will have a month to put a governing coalition together, Israel's president announced Sunday.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Early exit polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a solid edge over his main rival in Israels third election in under a year.
Early exit polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a solid edge over his main rival in Israels third election in under a year.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington ahead of the announcement of President Donald Trump's peace plan.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus Likud party and the rival Blue and White party both were unable develop a power-sharing agreement after neither secured a parliamentary majority.
The failure to form a coalition pushes Israel closer toward an unprecedented third election in less than a year.
The U.S. president appeared to distance himself from the Israeli prime minister, who's struggling to hold on to power in a tight election.