“moral obligation to return the hostages”
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Yoav Gallant
Yoav Gallant is an Israeli politician and former military officer who served as minister of defense between 2022 and 2024. Gallant was an officer in the Southern Command of the Israel Defense Forces, serving in the Israeli Navy. In January 2015, he entered politics, joining the new Kulanu party. After being elected to the Knesset he was appointed minister of construction. At the end of 2018 he joi…
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politics · Israeli politician & military officer (born 1958) · military personnel · politician · civil servant · minister · also Yoav Gallant, Yoav Galant, Joav Galant, Yo'av Galant, Gallant
Born 8 November 1958 · Q723506
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2026· 2 entries
“Gaza won’t return to what it was before. Hamas won’t be there. We will eliminate everything.”
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2025· 1 entry
fact checker rated the claim “In an interview, Gallant said that the US will fail against the Houthi rebels.” fake.
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2024· 1 entry
“no moral right to stop the war in Gaza.”
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2023· 1 entry
“ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no water, no fuel. Everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly”
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2022· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Defense of Israel (2022–2024).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2022–2025).
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2021· 2 entries
As minister of education, Gallant opposed Weizmann Institute professor Oded Goldreich receiving the Israel Prize in mathematics, due to him co-signing a 2019 letter that called for the Bundestag not to pass legislation d
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2021–2022).
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2020· 2 entries
Was appointed minister of education, and the following year became minister of defense
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2020–2021).
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2019· 11 entries
Published video “60 שניות על יואב גלנט- פעילות צבאית ומדינית”.
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Published video “רה״מ בנימין נתניהו מקבל לשורות הליכוד את השר יואב גלנט”.
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Published video “רה"מ בנימין נתניהו מקבל את יואב גלנט לשורות הליכוד”.
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Published video “השר יואב גלנט בלאומיאדה 2019”.
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Published video “יואב גלנט - חייל בשירותה של מדינת ישראל”.
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Published video “מינימום זמן - מקסימום תוצאות”.
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Published video “אנשי השייטת מספרים על גלנט”.
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Published video “נחזק את ההתיישבות ביהודה ושומרון!”.
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2019–2019).
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Career landmark: Minister of Immigration and Absorption (2019–2020).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2019–2020).
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2018· 1 entry
Published video “השר יואב גלנט מציג הישגים בדיור הציבורי”.
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2015· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Construction (2015–2019).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2015–2019).
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2011· 2 entries
For 1,027 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel
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Gallant was tapped to succeed Gabi Ashkenazi as the Chief of General Staff by Defense Minister Ehud Barak
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2005· 1 entry
Gallant was appointed as commander of the Southern Command
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2001· 1 entry
Became the chief of staff of the GOC Army Headquarters
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1998· 1 entry
“I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly.”
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1993· 1 entry
Took up command of the Menashe Territorial Brigade of the Judea and Samaria Division
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1992· 1 entry
Gallant was earmarked by then-navy commander Ami Ayalon for the command of Shayetet 13, a position he was meant to take up in 1994
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1958· 1 entry
Born 1958-11-08.
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