Yoav Gallant

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Netanyahu Skifter Forsvarsminister: Kan Det Gøre Onskerne Bedre?

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Benjamin Netanyahu fyrer sin forsvarsminister Yoav Gallant, og det leder til store spørgsmål – hvad nu?

I en dramatisk vending af hændelser har Israels premierminister Benjamin Netanyahu besluttet at fyre sin forsvarsminister, Yoav Gallant, og i stedet indsætte Israel Katz, der tidligere har været udenrigsminister. Denne beslutning kom ikke som nogen overraskelse for mange, da der i lang tid har været rygtet om, at Gallant og Netanyahu har haft forskellige synspunkter på, hvordan krigen i Gaza skulle håndteres, samt omkring andre vigtige politiske emner i Israel. Gallant var kendt for at standse de mere radikale elementer i den nuværende koalitionsregering, og hans afgang betyder, at Netanyahu nu har friere tøjler til at operere som han vil.

Gallant, der har været en del af Likud-partiet siden 2019, indikerede, at fyringen kom på baggrund af stridigheder vedrørende ultra-ortodokse militærtjenester og opgaven med at håndtere gidsler i Gaza. Under hans ledelse blev mange af de hårde beslutninger vedrørende krigen diskuteret og afvejet, hvilket Diego mange i regeringen ikke var tilfredse med. Det er endnu uvist, hvordan offentligheden vil reagere på denne pludselige ændring i lederskabet, men mange frygter, at det kan føre til enfoldige beslutninger i et allerede komplekst fremtidigt landskab.

Med Gallant ude af billedet stiger forventningerne til, hvad Katz kan bringe til bordet. Vil han være i stand til at moderere de ekstremt højreorienterede grupper i koalitionen, eller vil hans appointment blot intensivere brudene mellem regeringen og befolkningen? Meget afhænger nu af den retning, Katz vælger at tage i sine handlinger og beslutninger.

Interessante fakta: Yoav Gallant blev første gang naturaliseret som israelsk statsborger i 1975, og er tidligere general i Israels hær. Benjamin Netanyahu har været en central skikkelse i israelsk politik i mange år og har tidligere haft adskillige forlængelser i sin premierministerpost, hvilket vidner om hans fortsatte magt og værdien af hans politiske alliancer. Det bliver spændende at følge udviklingen i den israelske politik, og hvordan skiftet påvirker ikke kun landets indre forhold, men også dets diplomatiske relationer i regionen.

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Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, replaces ... (NPR)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has replaced his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, with Israel Katz, who was the foreign minister.

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Netanyahu Fires Yoav Gallant, Israel's Defense Minister (The New York Times)

The minister, Yoav Gallant, differed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the conduct of the war in Gaza and domestic political issues.

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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defence Minister Yoav Gallant (Aljazeera.com)

Netanyahu says he has lost confidence in Gallant over the management of Israel's ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon.

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Netanyahu fires Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, after months ... (CNN)

Gallant said his dismissal was the result of a dispute over three things: the issue of ultra-Orthodox military services, the abandonment of hostages in Gaza ...

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Benjamin Netanyahu fires Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant (The Guardian)

Gallant was widely seen by Israel's allies as a brake on far-right elements of the country's coalition government.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defence Minister ... (Middle East Eye)

Gallant, a member of Netanyahu's Likud party since 2019, will be replaced by Foreign Minister Israel Katz. Gideon Saar, a minister without a portfolio, will ...

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ousts Yoav Gallant as Israel's ... (NBC News)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, a long rumored move that was announced on Election Day in the ...

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Israel PM Netanyahu fires defence minister Gallant (BBC News)

Benjamin Netanyahu says there is a "crisis of trust" between him and Gallant, and replaces him with Israel Katz.

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News Wrap: Netanyahu fires Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (PBS NewsHour)

In our news wrap Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu fired his defense minister Yoav Gallant amid a growing rift, Ukrainian troops have engaged with ...

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Israeli PM Netanyahu fires defence minister Gallant, citing lack of trust (Reuters)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired defence minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday, saying he had no trust in him over the management of Israel's ...

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