Gallant quits Knesset after being fired as defense minister

(JNS) — Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant announced his resignation from parliament in a national address on Wednesday evening, almost two months after being fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“This is a stop on a longer journey that has not yet been completed. As on the battlefield, so is the public service: there are moments when you have to stop to assess the situation and choose the direction of action,” the Knesset lawmaker began.

Although he was leaving the Knesset, Gallant stressed that he was staying within Netanyahu’s Likud Party. “The way of the Likud is my way,” G...