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Bibi Fires Defense Minister on Eve of Trump Comeback

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Judicial ReformBenjamin NetanyahuIranDonald TrumpUltra OrthodoxIsraeli PoliticsProtestsGaza ConflictYoav GallantDefense Minister

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Israel
"On Tuesday evening Israel time, as millions of American voters were still making their way to the polls, tens of thousands of Israelis were pouring into the streets to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus decision to fire Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, providing him only with a terse letter citing difference of opinion and lack of trust."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Gallant is not a particularly popular politician among the crowds who regularly protest against Netanyahu and his governments policies. A former high-ranking military officer, Gallant is widely considered a hawk, and his comments about a total siege over Gaza contributed to the decision by the ICC prosecutor to issue a warrant for his arrest."
Lebanon
"All senior [security] officialshave been speaking in near-unison for a week, he wrote. After a dizzying series of military and intelligence successes in the past three months, the war in the Gaza Strip and in Lebanon has just about exhausted itselfit would be best to try to reach agreements that will end the fighting in the north and south and include the release of all hostages."
United States
"During the campaign, Trump did indeed pitch himself as a staunch defender of Israel, and he has said Israel should have more freedom to ensure its security as its leaders see fit. But a careful examination of all of Trumps statements, as well as those of his running mate, Vice President-elect JD Vance, reveal a more complicated picture."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Despite this, Netanyahu has repeatedly intimated that the Biden administration has been hostile to Israel and that he is looking forward to a newly reinvigorated relationship with the Republican Party. He may be convinced that he will have free reign to continue the war in both Gaza and Lebanon and even to escalate its intensity, since, he may be assuming, Washington will simply not have the will or the energy to do anything until Trump assumes office."
Jerusalem, Israel
"The Israel Democracy Institute, an impartial think tank in Jerusalem, issued a statement describing the dismissal as an unprecedented and dangerous nadir in Netanyahus behavior, and that it is apparent that Netanyahu is not motivated by considerations of Israels security but rather by political considerations."

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