Benjamin Netanyahu dissolves Israel war Cabinet

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Benjamin Netanyahu dissolves Israel war Cabinet
By
Mike Brest
June 17, 2024 10:09 am
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the country’s war Cabinet — an emergency panel that had, up until this point, led the government’s management of its war in Gaza.

The prime minister “will hold smaller forums for sensitive matters,” Israeli officials told the Washington Post, and he may continue to discuss general matters with the wider security Cabinet. These smaller meetings would likely include Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi, and the chairman of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, Aryeh Deri, as well as representatives of the military establishment.

Netanyahu’s decision comes a week after two centrist members resigned in protest.

The war Cabinet was viewed as a way to sideline far-right extremist members of Netanyahu’s coalition, who have publicly disagreed with various decisions made by the war Cabinet over the course of the conflict.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, members of Netanyahu’s coalition, have consistently pressured the prime minister to oppose any ceasefire plan that would involve not meeting his initial goal of “total victory” against Hamas after the terrorist organization carried out a surprise attack against Israel on Oct. 7, killing approximately 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostage.


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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3047178/benjamin-netanyahu-dissolves-israel-war-cabinet/

[DefiantMassRINO]

He "dissolved" the Cabinet to pre-empt more resignations.

[libertybele]

He "dissolved" the Cabinet to pre-empt more resignations.

He dissolved the Cabinet to move forward with annihilating Hamas?

[Right_in_Virginia]

He dissolved the Cabinet to move forward with annihilating Hamas?

IMO, it seems more likely Netanyahu's trying to regain control.  @libertybele

On Sunday the IDF announced that it would pause fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries. The army said the daily pause would begin at 8 a.m. and last until 7 p.m. and continue until further notice. Netanyahu wasn't pleased when he heard this, saying "we have a country with an army, not an army with a country.”. More here: https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,534428.0.html

Now, with the departure of Gantz and Eisenkot, Ben-Gvir and Smotrich are again making moves to join the War Cabinet.  Ben-Gvir and Smotrich are the ministers who want to ethnically cleanse Gaza and repopulate it with Israeli Jews.  Netanyahu has held firm, especially to the ICC, that he does not agree with these two ministers ---- which becomes more difficult if Netanyahu now welcomes them to his exclusive war cabinet.

But, a simple "no" to Ben-Gvir and Smotrich could cause them to bolt Netanyahu's coalition government and trigger elections.   So, dissolving the war cabinet and replacing it with a patchwork of panels and advisors  may be the best move for Netanyahu.  The jury's still out on the outcome for Israel.  More on all of this here: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-806556

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After Ben Gvir demands spot on war cabinet, PM accuses him of leaking state secrets
In response far-right minister snipes at Netanyahu’s pacemaker; Gantz wonders why PM appointed him to the cabinet and gave him power over police if he believes he is untrustworthy
Times of Israel, Jun 19, 2024

Tensions and chaos in the coalition amplified Wednesday, as the ruling Likud party accused Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben Gvir of leaking “state secrets.” This came following the publication of reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had offered Ben Gvir sensitive security briefings in exchange for his support of a key bill.

According to unverified reports in Hebrew media, Netanyahu proposed to include the far-right minister in a limited group of ministers receiving security reviews — in exchange for his support of a controversial bill regulating the appointment of municipal rabbis. The bill eventually fell through.

Likud in a statement said the reports of the alleged offer were “full of inaccuracies.”

“Prime Minister Netanyahu told Minister Ben Gvir one simple thing: Whoever wants to be a partner in a limited security consultation team must prove that he is not leaking state secrets or private conversations.

In response to Likud’s statement, Otzma Yehudit declared that it would support a bill to require cabinet members to undergo polygraph tests. It called on the prime minister “to promote it quickly, provided that it also applies to those with pacemakers.” Netanyahu, who has previously called to subject ministers to polygraph tests, had a pacemaker fitted last year.

Also responding to Likud’s statement, the National Unity party, which joined the war coalition in October but dissolved it recently over the handling of the conflict, slammed Netanyahu, declaring that “someone who believes that there is a minister leaking state secrets should not give him control over the Israel Police and membership in the cabinet.”


More:  https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-ben-gvir-demands-spot-on-war-cabinet-pm-accuses-him-of-leaking-state-secrets/