Day 397 - PM fires defense minister Gallant on US election day
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
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🗓️ 6 November 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid and political correspondent Tal Schneider join host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.
Schneider discusses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's unexpected Tuesday evening dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, during the US elections. She examines the presumed political reasons for the dismissal, given Gallant's support for an ultra-Orthodox draft, the issue that has shaken the current government coalition.
Magid looks at the US administration's reactions to the dismissal, which came as a surprise. The initial US reaction was measured, while Magid's follow-up interview with a US official conveyed the administration's dismay and the belief that the prime minister is looking out for his own political survival.
Schneider talks about her conversations with Jewish voters in Philadelphia prior to Election Day, most of them Democrats, while Magid reports from Dearborn, Michigan, where many Arab voters appeared to be voting for Trump because of their disappointment with US President Joe Biden regarding the war in Gaza.
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Discussed articles include:
Netanyahu fires Gallant, says disagreements, lack of mutual trust helped the enemy
Gallant, after he’s fired, warns Israel is abandoning captives, risks ‘mark of Cain’
US caught off guard, ‘concerned’ by defense minister’s ouster on Election Day
Jewish regent at U of Michigan says Trump not the answer to anti-Israel campus unrest
IMAGE: 'Gallant Night 2' (referring to the intense demonstrations when Gallant was first fired in March 2023) protests at Tel Aviv's Begin Gate on November 5, 2024 (Credit: Roni Shapiro)
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. It is Wednesday, November 6th, and I'm Jessica Steinberg. |
| 0:11.4 | I'm speaking today with U.S. Bureau Chief Jacob Magid in Dearborn, Michigan today. And political correspondent, Tell Schneider, currently in Philadelphia. Hi to both of you. |
| 0:20.5 | Hi, Jessica. Hey, Jessica. Hey, |
| 0:21.7 | Jessica. Hey, Tal. Hey there. It is day 397 of the war. In a very unexpected turn of events, |
| 0:29.2 | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired defense minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday night, |
| 0:33.6 | citing a lack of mutual trust during a time of war and replacing him with foreign minister |
| 0:39.7 | Israel Katz. As Gallant responded in an emotional speech, Israelis took to the streets in far |
| 0:46.9 | smaller numbers and the last time the Prime Minister tried to fire Gallant back in March, |
| 0:51.8 | 2023 before October 7th, before the war. The firing took place during |
| 0:57.9 | the U.S. Election Day, which took the Biden administration by surprise. We'll talk about that, |
| 1:03.4 | as well as the Arab and Jewish vote in different states and expectations at this point |
| 1:08.6 | in this very pivotal election. We're going to take a quick break. |
| 1:12.3 | Stay with us. |
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