Netanyahu, defense minister battle discreetly over new IDF chief - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ben Caspit

Oct 3, 2018

After touring the area, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) brief members of the media about the ongoing construction of Israel's barrier with the West Bank at Havat Ela in southern Israel, July 20, 2016. — REUTERS/Amir Cohen

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New Israeli Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi attends a ceremony at the Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray, on January 15, 2019, in the Old City of Jerusalem. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledges applause as he arrives to address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), in Washington, March 4, 2014. Netanyahu urged world powers on Tuesday not to allow Iran to retain the ability to enrich uranium, saying it must be stripped of all nuclear technologies with bomb-making potential. REUTERS/Mike Theiler (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR3G15H

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