In the wake of conflicts with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Hebron shooting incident and Yisrael Beiteinu joining Netanyahu 's coalition , Moshe Ya'alon left his defense minister post in May of 2016 " amidst wide-spread speculation that he would be fired by Netanyahu " . On 12 March 2017 , Ya'alon officially relinquished his membership of Likud , announcing that he will form a new party to challenge Netanyahu in the upcoming 2019 election
Hebron shooting incident
Hebron shooting incident
Telem (2019 political party)