[With any luck, we’ve seen the last of Israel’s left-leaning Ehud Barak, a schemer in Shimon Peres’s bull-in-the-china-shop mold. In Netanyahu’s new government Barak has been swapped out for a major improvement, Moshe Ya’alon. Every time a news story describes him as a “hardliner,” a “right-winger” or “hawkish” a tingle goes up my spine. Still, we’re talking about Israel where nationalist politicians and military heroes have been known to cause whiplash by swerving sharply to the Left upon leaving or taking office. Perhaps Ya’alon will prove to be different and chart a starboard course. After all, he and his whole country should be kept honest by Iran, Arab turmoil, Hezbollah, Hamas, the Fakestinians, and of course, Barack Obama. For the next two years at least, Israel and Israelis will have little margin for error. Yes, it’s crunch time over there. We can’t rule out disappointment but let all true friends of Israel pray for the best. df]
3/17/2013
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chose Moshe Yaalon, a right-wing former armed forces chief, to be Israel's defense minister on Sunday, saying his experience was needed to tackle challenges in a turbulent Middle East.
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