Yoav Gallant had warned in a televised speech that plans to weaken the judicial branch were causing a rift in society and undermining national security
Photographer: Sean Gallup/Getty — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after he urged the government to freeze a contentious judicial overhaul, the prime minister’s office announced on Sunday.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERSExclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay, Rex Murphy and others.
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