David Isaac

(JNS) — The dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday led to a battle of narratives as the Prime Minister’s Office said Gallant was fired over disagreements connected to the war’s conduct while the opposition tried to frame the move as petty politics.

The decision to extend Israeli sovereignty to Judea and Samaria is one “for Israel to make,” according to Mike Huckabee, who was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump last week for the post of U.S. ambassador to Israel.

Vancouver police raided the home of anti-Israel activist Charlotte Kates, 44, late last week as part of an investigation into her alleged violation of hate-crime laws.

Forces are arrayed along political lines in the leaked documents case involving the Prime Minister’s Office, with its supporters sharply challenging

The Polish foreign minister told the press that European diplomats had not forgotten "who started the current cycle of violence."

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting on Monday that Israel will review its ability to act against Iran once the new U.S. administration takes over.

"We feel your pain. We feel your suffering, and we continue to grieve with you in your enormous losses," said the Israeli president.

“Thank you on behalf of Western civilization for fighting the fight the rest of the West should be fighting,” Ben Shapiro told the audience.

One woman was detained on suspicion of racially or religiously motivated criminal damage, according to the Metropolitan Police.

The suspect is accused of compromising state security, something his supporters strongly deny.