Yoav Gallant
Some of the key events about Yoav Gallant
- 1979Joined the Israel Defense Forces and served in the Shayetet 13 naval commando unit
- 1982Criticized for his role in the controversial Sabra and Shatila massacre during the Lebanon War
- 1986Completed a bachelor's degree in economics and agricultural management at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- 1993Appointed as commander of the Gaza Division
- 2000Promoted to the rank of Major General
- 2001Appointed as commander of the GOC Army Headquarters
- 2005Served as the military secretary to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
- 2006Appointed as head of the Southern Command
- 2009Faced allegations of illegally seizing public land for personal use
- 2010Accused of building structures on his property without proper permits
- 2014Criticized for inflammatory remarks about Palestinians during Operation Protective Edge
- 2015Elected to the Knesset as a member of the Kulanu party
- 2015Reprimanded by the State Comptroller for improper conduct in land dealings
- 2018Faced backlash for comparing Palestinian protesters to "cancer"
- 2019Appointed as Minister of Aliyah and Integration in the 34th government of Israel
- 2019Criticized for suggesting that Israel might need to launch a large-scale military operation in Gaza
- 2020Accused of violating COVID-19 lockdown restrictions
- 2022Appointed as Minister of Defense in the 37th government of Israel
- 2022Faced controversy for supporting a bill to override Supreme Court decisions
- 2023Criticized for supporting judicial reforms that were widely seen as undermining democracy
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