 SECURITY SHAKEUPNetanyahu fires Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Foreign Minister Israel Katz will replace Gallant and Gideon Sa’ar will fill Katz’s role in the Foreign MinistryBy Lahav Harkov Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, replacing him with Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday, amid longstanding public acrimony between Gallant and Netanyahu even as Israel has been engaged in a multifront war against Iran and its terror proxies. In a video statement, Netanyahu said, “Unfortunately, while in the first months of the [war] there was trust [between him and Gallant] and very fertile work, in recent months the trust was eroded between me and the defense minister.” Netanyahu cited “significant gaps” between the ministers’ views on how to run Israel’s concurrent wars, which were “accompanied by statements and actions that went against government and cabinet decisions.” “I made many attempts to bridge these gaps, but they widened. They came into the public’s awareness in unacceptable ways, and worse than that, the enemy came to know about it,” Netanyahu said. In his own statement, Gallant said, “the security of the State of Israel always was and always will remain [his] life’s mission.” You May Have MissedBALLOT BLOCKPennsylvania voters in Israel face challenges from pro-Trump activistsMedia reports in recent days have said that the challenges come from Trump supporters claiming voter fraud. WINDY CITY WORRIESAt Chicago Public Schools, antisemitism concerns remain after ouster of board president Two of the six newly appointed school board members have also made anti-Israel comments on their social media. Read more...      |
11.05.2024
Netanyahu fires Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
