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Benjamin Netanyahu firing Yoav Gallant is a staggeringly reckless decision

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is a controversial decision amid tensions over Haredi military conscription and critical security challenges in the region. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Benjamin NetanyahuU.S. Israel RelationsMiddle East ConflictYoav GallantConscriptionHaredimPolitical StrategyMilitary DraftCoalition Politics

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Oct. 28, 2023."
Lebanon
"The war in Lebanon has widespread support, and protests have petered out."
Gaza, Central District, Israel
"Netanyahu decides to fire his defense minister when there is a war in Gaza and in Lebanon."
Iran
"Netanyahu decides to fire his defense minister when there is a war in Gaza and in Lebanon, and maybe an imminent war with Iran"
United States
"There will be lots of upset people in the White House and Pentagon over this move, so Netanyahu chose to do it on a day when the U.S. is most distracted."

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