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| Religious Zealots Ready for Takeover of Israeli ArmyCook, Jonathanhttp://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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