They are not just four generals. They are former chiefs of staff, and they are outraged by the fact that their intractable prime minister has appointed an inexperienced Moldavian as defense minister. Of this man it is said: “The closest…
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Netanyahu sacks Ya’alon and makes new enemies
It was hard to anticipate the sudden inclusion of right-winger Avigdor Lieberman into the government, not just because negotiations between the Labor Party’s Yitzhak Herzog and PM Benjamin Netanyahu seemed a done deal, but mainly because it goes against all…
Between Betrayal and Brutalization
Twice in a single week, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon was forced to take opposing positions when relating to events that happened in his own backyard. The first time was a news item on Channel 2 that showed putative…