Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant. On Saturday evening Gallant issued a name to halt the judicial overhaul. This night he was summoned to the Prime Minister’s Office and instructed by Netanyahu that he had misplaced confidence in him, after he had acted towards the federal government and the coalition, whereas he himself was overseas. Netanyahu additionally instructed Gallant that, “He had not coordniated his words with him ahead of time and had sabotaged efforts to reach a solution.”
Last evening Gallant stated, “The mission of my life is the security of Israel. I have risked my life dozens of time, and this time too I am prepared to take a risk and pay a price. The threats are great – Iran is close to military nuclear capability, the northern front is unquiet, Palestinian terror is growing In the past few weeks something has happened. I am concerned at what I hear in the field. I have never encountered such powerful anger and pain as I see now. The IDF has been damaged. The split in society has penetrated the IDF and this is a clear, immediate and concrete danger to the security of the state. I will not lend a hand to this.” Gallant was referring to the phenomenon of reserve military personnel refusing to report for responsibility due to the laws.
“I belong to Likud, I say this evening, change is required in the legal system, but substantial changes of national significance should be made through dialogue,” Gallant stated. “The victory of 1 aspect is a defeat for the nation. We should lead a shared nationwide course of that can protect the IDF’s power. I’ve introduced the safety image, and stated that presently the method needs to be halted with a purpose to sit and speak.
“For the sake of the security of Israel, the legislative process must be stopped and the people of Israel must be allowed to celebrate Passover and Independence Day together and mourn together on Memorial Day. These are sacred days. The demonstrations must be stopped and a hand extended to discourse, and the refusal to serve must be brought to an end. Our duty is to return to dialogue; we are brothers.”
In response to Gallant’s dismissal, opposition chief Yair Lapid stated, “The firing of the Defense Minister Yoav Gallant only because he warned about the harm to Israel’s security is a new low for this anti-Zionist government, which is damaging national security and ignoring the warnings of security sources. Netanyahu can get ride of Gallant but he cannot get rid of the reality and he cannot get rid of the people of Israel who are standing against the madness of the coalition. Israel’s prime minister is a danger to the security of the State of Israel.”
Published by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on March 26, 2023.
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