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Organized Harassment Won't Deter the Only Israeli Minister Who Cares About the Hostages

The harassment campaign against Defense Minister Yoav Gallant intensified this week, but he has no intention of resigning ■ This week may well be remembered as the week when Netanyahu gave up on the hostages ■ Ben-Gvir and Smotrich can't be intimidated by the threat of regional war that encompasses the West Bank; on the contrary, they yearn for Armageddon

Yossi Verter
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Saturday will mark Yoav Gallant's 11th month as a defense minister during a horrific war the likes of which Israel has never known. This isn't the only event his name will be attached to in the years and decades that follow when students are being taught about the October 7 massacre, the failures that preceded it and the war that ensued.

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