Religious Zealots Ready for Takeover of Israeli Army
Cook, Jonathan http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/24/religious-zealots-ready-for-takeover-of-israeli-army/
Publisher: CounterPunch
Date Written: 24/05/2016
Year Published: 2016
Resource Type: Article
In a surprise move, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week forced out his long-serving defence minister, Moshe Yaalon. As he stepped down, Yaalon warned: "Extremist and dangerous elements have taken over Israel." He was referring partly to his expected successor: Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the far-right Yisrael Beiteinu party, whose trademark outbursts have included demands to bomb Egypt and behead disloyal Palestinian citizens.
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