The Jerusalem Post Archive

“When you are a military officer of such a high rank and claim that you fought on October 7, you were already there early in the morning, already dressed and prepared," Netanyahu said.

Driscoll, who is considered close to US Vice President JD Vance, becomes the latest senior official who has either been fired or pushed out in Hegseth's Pentagon.

The president's Republican Party is fighting to maintain control of both chambers of the US Congress in November's elections.

Chief US District Judge Brenda Sannes in Syracuse, New York sided with 22 Republican state attorneys general, as well as industry groups including the US Chamber of Commerce.

Gotliv later hinted at a political future outside Likud and said she was considering leaving for another right-wing party, saying “I would consider it seriously.”

Levy also mentioned that he had met with party leader Yair Lapid, and had agreed to serve as the head of the party's court.

"Angie Nixon is a ghetto, black, communist," Loomer, a right-wing blogger, conspiracy theorist and Trump ally, said on X/Twitter on Monday, doubling down after previous similar comments.

In a letter to US Senator Elissa Slotkin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine said election administration and security remain the responsibility of state and local officials.