While the world’s eyes were elsewhere, Netanyahu fired his defence minister – the consequences will be huge | Alon Pinkas
The PM gambled that he could get away with sacking Yoav Gallant during the US election, but Israelis are angry; he may have miscalculated
In the middle of a 13-months-long, two-theatre war in Gaza and Lebanon, and a spiralling military engagement with Iran, the prime minister of Israel saw fit to dismiss the defence minister, Yoav Gallant. In his place he appointed a career politician, one Israel Katz, who was the foreign minister – not that anyone in Israel noticed him then.
Katz has zero defence credentials, zero credibility with the military top brass, and zero experience in managing such a huge and complex system. That’s on-brand Netanyahu; under him, four defence ministers have been fired or resigned.
Alon Pinkas served as Israel’s consul general in New York from 2000 to 2004. He is now a columnist for Haaretz
Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.
Continue reading...-
Netanyahu fires Israel’s defence minister Gallant
Business - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Protests erupt in Israel after Netanyahu fires defence minister
Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Israel PM Netanyahu fires defence minister Gallant
World - Yahoo News - Yesterday -
Benjamin Netanyahu fires defence minister Yoav Gallant, triggering protests across Israel
World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Israel's Netanyahu fires defence minister, says trust 'broken'
World - Yahoo News - Yesterday -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires his defense minister
Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires his defense minister
World - CBS News - Yesterday
More from The Guardian
-
US election live: Trump prepares to choose top team as Harris tells supporters ‘do not despair’
World - The Guardian - 32 minutes ago -
Democrats suffer a drubbing: 10 key takeaways from Trump’s election win
World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago -
‘What have they done…Again?’: What the UK papers say after Trump’s momentous political comeback
World - The Guardian - 8 hours ago -
Why America voted for Donald Trump (again) – video
World - The Guardian - 11 hours ago -
US diplomats brace as Trump plans foreign policy shake-up in wider purge of government
World - The Guardian - 4 hours ago
Latest in World
-
50 European leaders assess how Trump will affect their fortunes and seek a common stance on Russia
World - ABC News - 2 minutes ago -
An 8-hour Russian drone barrage keeps Kyiv on edge as the war in Ukraine nears 1,000 days
World - ABC News - 2 minutes ago -
Middle East latest: Large airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs as Israel expands northern Gaza operations
World - ABC News - 2 minutes ago -
Bank of England is set to cut interest rates despite potential new inflation worries
World - ABC News - 2 minutes ago -
A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of attackers. Experts expect it to be struck down
World - ABC News - 10 minutes ago