Netanyahu’s gambit: axing his own defence minster

For months, the breakdown in trust in between the 2 guys leading Israel’s war effort had actually been an “open trick” in Israel, stated Herb Keinon in The Jerusalem Post. Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, had actually varied over method throughout the dispute. Gallant had actually wished to release an attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon directly after the 7 October attacks; the PM waited almost 11 months before doing so. In Gaza, by contrast, Gallant wished to strike a ceasefire offer to protect the release of captives held by Hamas– a relocation opposed by Netanyahu and his reactionary union partners. The instant trigger for the sacking of Gallant last week had absolutely nothing to do with method: it was his opposition to propositions by members of Netanyahu’s union to bring back a military-service exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews. In sacking Gallant, Netanyahu has actually revealed utter “contempt” for the Israeli public, stated Nadav Eyal in Yedioth Ahronoth (Tel Aviv). Many Israelis highly oppose a military exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews– why let them be exempt when some reservists are on their 3rd trips to Gaza or Lebanon?– and understand complete well Netanyahu is just thinking about restoring it to calm his religious-right union partners. Register for The Week Escape your echo chamber. Get the realities behind the news, plus analysis from numerous viewpoints. SUBSCRIBE & SAVE Sign up for The Week’s Free Newsletters From our early morning news rundown to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the very best of The Week provided straight to your inbox. From our early morning news rundown to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the very best of The Week provided straight to your inbox.

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