White House expresses ‘deep concern’ after Netanyahu fires his defense minister A short White House statement twice calls for “compromise.”
Calling Netanyahu’s latest move ‘dangerous,’ Israel’s top diplomat in New York resigns Asaf Zamir announced his departure in two tweets. The one in Hebrew said “I quit” and was followed by an Israeli flag emoji.
Netanyahu fires defense minister who called for a stop to Israel’s judiciary reforms Gallant said the divisions that the radical reforms Netanyahu proposes were sowing among Israelis were making Israel vulnerable to security threats.
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