Israel/Palestine
Related: About this forumHawkish Danon fired for opposing Netanyahu's acceptance of Gaza truce
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon on Tuesday night over the latter's publicly declared opposition to cabinet's decision to accept a cease-fire with Hamas.
"At a time when Israel and the Israel Defense Forces are in the middle of a military campaign, it is unacceptable for the deputy minister of defense to attack the national leadership," Netanyahu said in announcing the dismissal.
Earlier in the day, Danan had announced that he would resign if the government accepted an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Hamas in Gaza. The government accepted the proposal, but it was rejected by Hamas, leading to a continuation of the ongoing conflict.
In response to his dismissal, Danon said that the prime minister "does not accept that there are different viewpoints in (the Likud.) Netanyahu has humbled himself before (Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas) in the past, releasing 78 terrorists just to sit around the negotiating table with him."
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.605347
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)he may know how to put on good show when it comes to Palestinians but when it comes to his own far rightists this was a stupid move not to mention Avigdor Lieberman said the same thing and he's still around
King_David
(14,851 posts)The first was accepting the cease fire .
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)was not that makes him appear fearful of 2 things the extreme right wing and Avigdor Lieberman who has said the same thing as Danon-is said to be jockeying for Bibi's spot and now appears to be too big a target for Bibi who chose the lessor of the two to fire
8:49 7/14 Hamas rejects
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1134&pid=68951
2:48 am 7/15 Israel accepts
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014846473
King_David
(14,851 posts)You should write a LTTE about it it may take off.
I have heard some people have success with The Modesto Bee
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)the cease fire