Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, stated that his defense minister would remain in office despite having been fired two weeks ago.
Mr Netanyahu stated that Yoav Gallant was being resigned from his position after he made a Televised Statement calling for an end to the controversial judicial reforms.
The news caused immediate and dramatic protests. This included the temporary closing of Ben Gurion Airport and a large walkout by Israeli unions.
As a result, Mr Netanyahu was forced from the table to suspend reforms. He is currently engaged in compromise negotiations.
Gallant was not officially fired and he continued to hold the post. However, there were rumors that he would have publicly apologized for his remarks if he wanted it to remain.
He didn’t and Netanyahu was forced to climb down again in just a few weeks.
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At the Ministry of Defence, Tel Aviv Mr Netanyahu said that the terrorist attack on his country was a result of the previous government.
It “didn’t start now”.
His Likud party and Mr Netanyahu have seen their support drop dramatically in polls. If an election were held tomorrow, they would only be the third most popular party according to current polling.
Jerusalem has remained relatively quiet for the third consecutive day. However, a 15 year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed in an Israeli raid on Jericho. The mother of two Israeli-British sister murdered Friday also lost her fight for survival today.
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