Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on April 10 that he has reinstated his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, after firing him for criticizing the Israeli leader’s efforts to change the country’s judiciary.
“In the last days, we worked together and stood together around the clock on all the fronts against the security challenges,” Netanyahu told reporters.
“There were disagreements between us, even difficult ones on certain topics, but I decided to leave them behind. Gallant will remain in his position and will continue to work tougher on behalf of the state of Israel,” he said.
In a tweet following Netanyahu’s remarks, Gallant posted a picture of himself sitting next to Netanyahu and wrote in Hebrew, “We continue together with full strength, for Israel’s security.”…