Why Netanyahu Fired His Defense Minister
The Israeli prime minister faces a dilemma that Yoav Gallant’s departure won’t solve.
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Manelaos Myrillas / AFP / Getty Lebanon Is Not a Solution for Gaza
Now Israel is fighting the war it planned for—alongside the one it refused to see coming and still hasn’t brought to an end.
Illustration by Allison Zaucha / The Atlantic. Sources: Rabih Daher / AFP / Getty; Sean Gallup / Getty; Abed Rahim Khatib / Anadolu / Getty. Netanyahu’s Other War
Conflict in Gaza hasn’t put an end to Israel’s constitutional crisis.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Haim Zach / GPO / Getty; Sean Gallup / Getty. Israel’s Disaster Foretold
The ICJ’s opinion on the West Bank is devastating, and it isn’t wrong.
Paolo Pellegrin / Magnum Jerusalem's Power Broker
Israeli far-right politician Avigdor Lieberman may have lost out to Benjamin Netanyahu and Tzipi Livni in the race for prime minister. But now he’s poised to throw his support to one of his former rivals—and in effect select the next leader.
The Minister for National Fears
With the collapse of the center in Israeli politics, and the growing menace of Iran, Avigdor Lieberman’s extremist views may suddenly become mainstream.
