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    Israel in Uproar Over Appointments of Israel Katz and Gideon Sa’ar – Israeli Politics

    Eira Gwyneth Posted on

    After the uproar that began with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s firing of outgoing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday evening, the Knesset approved new government appointments in a rare Thursday plenary session.

    Israel Katz was named defense minister and Gideon Sa’ar was named foreign minister. In addition, the plenary session also approved the appointment of Ze’ev Elkin as minister.

    During the session, which began around 8 p.m. and lasted until after 1 a.m., Knesset members from all sides hurled insults and attacks at each other.

    During Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi’s speech against the opposition, opposition leader Yair Lapid shouted at him, calling him: “Poison, conscientious objector, absolute zero.”

    A total of 58 Knesset members supported the new appointments, there were no opponents as every opposition member left the plenary in protest against Gallant’s dismissal.

    A riot in the Knesset (Source: KNESSET CHANNEL)

    Social media storm

    Likud member Tali Gottlieb attacked Gallant on social media after learning of his firing and supported Netanyahu’s decision.

    “A security minister with defeatist statements, with statements that undermine the prime minister during the war, must go,” she wrote on X/Twitter on Tuesday.

    Katz’s appointment caused a storm in Israeli society, leading to mass protests and a second “Night of Gallant” across the country as many dissatisfied citizens took to social media to express their disapproval.

    “I thank Prime Minister Netanyahu for the trust he placed in me when he appointed me defense minister,” Katz wrote.

    “I take on this responsibility with a sense of mission and holy fear for the security of the State of Israel and its citizens.”

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    “It’s like when Caligula made a horse his consul,” one user replied.

    Lloyd Austin

    US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin thanked Gallant for his service and said he looked forward to “having the same good partnership and working relationship with Israel’s next defense minister.”



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