Netanyahu\u2019s decision has received backing from far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, while former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett condemned Netanyahu\u2019s government as “a crazy and sick government working against the state and its soldiers.” Opposition parties have also called for protests against Gallant\u2019s dismissal.<\/p>\n
In response, thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv, West Jerusalem, and Haifa, demanding Netanyahu\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n
‘We will regret it for years to come’<\/strong><\/p>\n Protests centered on Tiger Street in Tel Aviv, a symbol of the public\u2019s opposition to the Netanyahu government\u2019s judicial overhaul. One demonstrator, Iftak Brill, criticized Netanyahu\u2019s motives, stating, “The prime minister fired Gallant to prolong the war and push forward with destructive policies.” Brill expressed deep concern over the impact of these policies, including Netanyahu\u2019s alleged rejection of a prisoner swap deal advocated by U.S. President Joe Biden and others.<\/p>\n Another protester, Shahul Navon, a former Israeli army soldier, criticized Netanyahu\u2019s leadership, stating, “Netanyahu has given a great gift to our enemies by appointing Gallant.” Navon noted that the demonstrators were united against what he described as a descent into authoritarianism under Netanyahu\u2019s rule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after a prolonged period of disagreements between them. In Gallant\u2019s place, Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz has been appointed as the new defense minister, while Gideon Saar, previously a political rival to Netanyahu and now an ally, will fill Katz\u2019s former post. In a statement […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3384,3385,3382,1612,3387,3383,3388,2280,3386,223,3389,362,3390],"class_list":["post-6023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middleeast","tag-defense-minister-yoav-gallant","tag-foreign-minister-yisrael-katz","tag-gallants-dismissal","tag-gaza-conflict","tag-initiative","tag-israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-israeli-protests","tag-itamar-ben-gvir","tag-judicial-reform","tag-naftali-bennett","tag-prisoner-swap-deal","tag-tel-aviv","tag-tiger-street"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Photo:](\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AA-20241105-36115096-36115069-NETANYAHUNUN_SAVUNMA_BAKANI_GALLANTI_GOREVDEN_ALMASININ_ARDINDAN_BATI_KUDUSTE_SOKAK_GOSTERILERI_DUZENLENIYOR.jpg\")
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