National Unity party leader and former Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, who is engaged in negotiations with the opposition over the judicial reform, has been calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reinstate Yoav Gallant to his role.
“Netanyahu must immediately announce a decision to keep Gallant in his position in light of the security challenges. Israel’s security is not an audition to a stage play or a movie. The citizens of Israel need a permanent defense minister,” Gantz said.
In a video message Gantz added: “Even today, at the height of security tensions, Netanyahu continues to break the security establishment’s chain of command. Splitting the Border Police force in Judea and Samaria, tearing of the Defense Ministry, the establishment of a National Guard force that according to the police chief will ‘lead to a breakdown of the police force’ - all these put politics ahead of security.”
“Netanyahu has turned into a demolition contractor of the security establishment. It is time to stop everything and announce that Israel has a full-time defense minister, so that security bodies would be able to follow the chain of command and prevent a real danger to national security. It is not too late to stop,” the National Unity party leader stressed.
