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Israel Katz, the self-proclaimed Herod of Israeli politics and Israel’s new defense minister

JL;DR SUMMARY Israel Katz, Israel's new Defense Minister, known for his bold and confrontational style, has stirred controversy with statements that contradict government objectives. 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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IdfHezbollahHarediNetanyahuIsraeli PoliticsMilitary StrategyDefense MinisterLikudIsrael KatzHerod

Places mentioned

Kfar Achim, Southern District, Israel
"Katz, 69, grew up in Kfar Achim, a religious moshav in southern Israel where former Defense Minister Benny Gantz, four years his junior, grew up as well."
Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Minister of Foreign Affairs Yisrael Katz, at a Likud party rally in Ramat Gan, ahead of the election on Saturday, February 29, 2020, in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel."
Bnei Brak, Central District, Israel
"Katz seems to have asserted his independence with the move towards mass conscription of young Haredi men, a move that did not go over well with the Shas and United Torah Judaism parties and sparked protests in the streets of the Haredi city of Bnei Brak."
Jerusalem, Israel
"He served as an aide to Sharon and worked on the Likud campaign for most of the years until he was elected to the Knesset in 1998, replacing Ehud Olmert when the future prime minister was elected mayor of Jerusalem."

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