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Monday, July 1, 2024
Gantz: A government that frees those who sheltered Oct. 7 murderers needs to resign
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
National Unity chairman Benny Gantz calls for the government to resign over the decision to free the director of Shifa Hospital, arguing that Israel “cannot continue waging war” in such a manner.
“A government that frees those who sheltered the murderers of October 7 and helped to hide our hostages made a moral and ethical operational error and thus is not fit to lead our existential war and needs to go home,” he declares in a statement, adding that “whoever made the decision lacked judgment and should be dismissed today.”
“Mr. Prime Minister, if you shut down some government ministries, I am sure that space and budgets will be freed up for prisons. You cannot continue waging war this way.
“It is time to set an agreed-upon election date,” Gantz insists.
