Israel&rsquo;s outgoing Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has spoken out his heart about the differences between him and the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Few hours after he was fired by the Prime Minister citing, he had &ldquo;no trust in Gallant anymore&rdquo; and &ldquo;there were crises of trust, which was gradually increasing&rdquo;.
Few hours after being fired, Gallant made a statement before the country, in which he stated why differences cropped between him and the Prime Minister. One, the ultra-orthodox society wanted exemption from military conscription, Whereas Gallant believed that it is the duty of each and every Israeli to serve the country. Netanyahu is in favor of giving exemption to ultra-orthodox from military conscription.
For the larger interest of the reader, we will explain what is the Military Conscription Law in Israel. According to the law people are required to join a country's armed forces, usually when there are not enough volunteers. The law says if you are able to fight then you have to fight. If you don't join, you have to pay a penalty.
Defence Minister Gallant wanted a hostage deal with Hamas, Netanyahu and his loyalists are not keen for any negotiation to bring back hostages.
He while warning Israelis has said if we cannot bring back our brothers and sisters, &ldquo;Israel would forever bear the Mark of Cain.&rdquo; Alerting people of Israel, he said &lsquo;Moral Darkness&rsquo; is hovering over the country.
Gallant was demanding a Commission of Inquiry in October 07, 2023 air and land attack on Israel by Hamas, to dig out political and defence failure.
Removal of Gallant has angered Israelis at large. Midnight, Israelis were seen on streets, and highways in thousands of numbers. At a few places, confrontations between police and protestors were reported from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
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Why Gallant said Israel would forever bear “The Mark of Cain”?

Gallant got fired because of serious disagreements with PM Netanyahu

Why Gallant said Israel would forever bear “The Mark of Cain”?

November 6, 2024 | 09:05 IST