Netanyahu sacks defense minister who opposed court reform
STORY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday after Gallant called for a halt to a controversial judicial reform plan.
Gallant, a lawmaker from Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party, broke ranks on Saturday by publicly urging Netanyahu to suspend the legislation.
He said, "The growing rift in our society is penetrating the Israel Defense Forces and security agencies. This poses a clear, immediate, and tangible threat to the security of the state. I will not allow this."
His dismissal marks the largest public fracture in Netanyahu's coalition government over the proposed reforms that have sparked mass protests and even dissent from some in the nation's revered military.
Others in Netanyahu's party have begun to waver: A top lawmaker echoed the defense chief's call to pause the contested judicial overhaul on Sunday.
Dissent from the premier's own party and cabinet has compounded months of unprecedented mass protests by Israelis who fear the package of reforms could endanger court independence.
Netanyahu, who is on trial on graft charges that he denies, says the overhaul will balance out the branches of government.
A key bill effectively giving his religious-nationalist coalition more control over the appointment of judges is expected to be brought for ratification this week in the Knesset, where he and his allies wield 64 out of 120 seats.
But how - or even if - that as-yet-unscheduled vote will proceed has been thrown into question by Likud dissenters.
相關影片推薦
- 2:24路透拆解華為最新手機 中國國產零件比例增多「自給自足」取得進展Yahoo奇摩(國際通)70,285 次觀看・15 小時前
- 1:05何超蓮慶生同框老公竇驍破婚變 33歲生日願望讓人森77娛樂星聞5,218 次觀看・11 小時前
- 2:05萬華黑幫勢力複雜! 三大傳統角頭各據山頭華視影音2,469 次觀看・1 天前
- 2:25科學家發現抹香鯨「溝通密碼」AI分析8700聲音片段揭「拼音字母表」Yahoo奇摩(國際通)24,045 次觀看・15 小時前
- 1:49上市公司大股東夫婦遭詐 騙光6千萬養老金東森新聞影音7,423 次觀看・6 小時前
- 1:37詐了又詐!設局約面交 警逮19歲金髮女車手|#鏡新聞鏡新聞54,384 次觀看・14 小時前
- 0:26花蓮連2震「崇德山區驚見山崩」 土石傾瀉而下畫面曝光民視影音11,494 次觀看・10 小時前
- 1:58獨家》名人堂花園飯店易主 員工爆飯店逼簽延付薪資同意書東森新聞影音2,486 次觀看・7 小時前
- 1:44獨家》名人堂飯店為何易主? 知情人士爆:親子客多 球迷客少東森新聞影音958 次觀看・7 小時前
- 1:05Winter說自己好累哥哥暖心安慰 爸爸引用房時爀「把aespa踩在腳下」名言網友笑翻娛樂星聞7,954 次觀看・20 小時前