Religious Zealots Ready for Takeover of Israeli Army

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/24/religious-zealots-ready-for-takeover-of-israeli-army/
Date Written:  2016-05-24
Publisher:  CounterPunch
Year Published:  2016
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX19492

In a surprise move, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week forced out his long-serving defence minister, Moshe Yaalon. As he stepped down, Yaalon warned: "Extremist and dangerous elements have taken over Israel." He was referring partly to his expected successor: Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the far-right Yisrael Beiteinu party, whose trademark outbursts have included demands to bomb Egypt and behead disloyal Palestinian citizens.