Outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid is responding today (Sunday) to Israel Hayom's revelation that the Likud has agreed with the Religious Zionist Party that the minister appointed by the party to the Ministry of Defense is the one who will determine the identity of the coordinator of government operations in the territories and the head of the Civil Administration.
Lapid wrote this evening on his Twitter account: "If the Minister of Defense revokes the selection of the Coordinator of Operations in the Territories and the head of the Civil Administration, this is a dangerous political intervention in the security of Israel and the ability of the IDF to operate. Such a decision will make Yoav Galant the most neutered and weakest Minister of Defense in the history of the country even before he takes office ".
If the Minister of Defense revokes the selection of the Coordinator of Operations in the Territories and the head of the Civil Administration, this is a dangerous political interference in Israel's security and the IDF's ability to operate.
Such a decision would make Yoav Galant the most ostracized and weakest defense minister in the country's history even before he took office.
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— Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) December 4, 2022
Both roles have a dramatic meaning for every process that takes place in Judea and Samaria.
Until now, the appointments to them were by the Minister of Defense and now they will be transferred to the Minister who will be responsible for settlement in the Yosh. These are in practice the two most powerful people in the Yosh besides the Minister of Defense and the Commander of the Central Command, and who in practice serve as governors of the Judea and Samaria District for most of its aspects, including the civilian authority to coordinate The planning and infrastructure in Yosh and the civil and security coordination with the Palestinian Authority and international parties.
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