EXCLUSIVE April 1, 2019 - Rosh Haayin, Israel: Benny Gantz and his wife Revital in their kitchen at home. Benjamin "Benny" Gantz is an Israeli General and politician, who served as the 20th Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from February 2011 to February 2015. In December 2018, he established a new political party named Israel Resilience (Hosen L'Yisrael). The party later allied itself with Telem and Yesh Atid to form Kachol Lavan. (Ziv Koren/Polaris)