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News/Politics Netanyahu fires Gallant, says no trust with defense minister at time of war - MEGATHREAD

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-5-2024/
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u/kach-oti-al-hagamal Nov 05 '24

Can someone explain it to me simply...

What ramifications will this have

  • for the war
  • and for Israeli society in general?

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u/vegan437 Israel Nov 05 '24

Gallant is highly experienced military man, grew up in the commandos (shayetet 13). He was almost chief of staff. Katz is less professional.
The goal of the move is to stabilise the government which had serious problems over the Haredim IDF exemption (which Gallant opposed).

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '24

"Less professional" is doing some heavy lifting here.
I'd characterize him as a "complete joke"

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u/vegan437 Israel Nov 05 '24

I kinda liked him as transportation minister, but as finance minister he was a disaster. Anyway he knows nothing about running the military. Gallant was on top of everything, with good working relations with the IDF / Mossad / Shabak / USA. Now there's a huge vacuum in a central position. I hope this decision is reverted.

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u/DiscipleOfYeshua Nov 06 '24

I was fine with him until he accepted being made minister of defense. Seems hugely irresponsible.

“Sir, with all due respect for your deep trust in me, I’ve only flown a remote control airplane on weekends when I was a teen; I don’t know how to operate a 747, so you’d be better off keeping the current pilot until you find a qualified one to replace him.”

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