Moshe Yaalon resigns in protest
Lesson Brief
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On May 20, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon resigned from the Israeli government and political life, stating that he had lost faith in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Various media sources have indicated that Yaalon's resigned amidst rumors that Netanyahu was maneuvering to replace him with Avigdor Lieberman in an effort to widen his political coalition.
Additional Vocabulary:
לְשׂוֹחֵחַ , שׂוֹחֵחַ | to chat, he chatted |
לְהַצִּיעַ , הִצִּיעַ | (here) to offer, he offered |
הַצהָרָה | statement |
לְהַחְלִיט , יַחְלִיט | to decide, he will decide |
לְהִישָּׁאֵר , נִשְׁאָר | to remain |
לְהַחֲלִיף , יַחֲלִיף | to replace, he will replace |
לְהִתְיָיחֵס , הִתְיָיחֵס | to address, he addressed |
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- to announce, I announced, informed
- לְהוֹדִיעַ , הוֹדַעְתִּי
- implicitly
- בְּמְרוֹמָז
- conduct
- הִתנַהֲלוּת
- officially
- בְּאוֹפֶן רִשְׁמִי
- recent developments
- הִתְפַּתְּחוּיּוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת
- leadership
- מַנהִיגוּת
- his looming dismissal
- הֲדָחָה המִסְתַּמֶּנֶת
- (here) portfolio
- תִיק
- (here) powers
- סַמְכוּיּוֹת
- (here) job
- תַפְקִיד