Was national unity too good to last in Israel? The horrors of the October 7 Hamas massacres, rapes, pillaging, and kidnappings forced Israeli politicians to close ranks and create a unity government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. However, that also forced Netanyahu to share authority with main opposition leader Benny Gantz and fellow Likud leader Yoav Gallant. Since the formation of the war cabinet, those three have had to work together on strategy, tactics, and wartime governance.
Ever since the formation of that triumvirate and the unity government, many wondered when it would finally come apart — although most probably expected a split to come on a right/left fault line. Instead, the two Likud leaders have openly broken with each other over the issue of Gaza and the ‘day after’ question:
The press conference was Gallant’s first in months, and it was the sharpest…
