Lindenstrauss criticizes former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi over alleged links to a document forged by Lt. Col. Boaz Harpaz in order to derail the candidacy of Yoav Galant as the next IDF Chief of Staff.
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Mag. Gen. Benny Gantz calls atmosphere in which the Harpaz document was written 'unacceptable and improper.'
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Comment by Gabi Ashkenazi, coming as cabinet approves appointment of next IDF chief Galant, comes amid reports that Ashkenazi mulled an early exit as a result of tensions with Defense Minister Barak.
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Defense attorney claims that admissions by Harpaz were made under pressure by police interrogators.
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Boaz Harpaz reportedly tells police he had doctored the controversial document in response to what he saw as 'manipulations' by Defense Minister Barak against IDF chief Ashkenazi.
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Earlier in week, Ehud Barak named Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant as the next IDF Chief of Staff, fueling reports that current IDF Chief Gabi Ashkenazi would retire early.
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Boaz Harpaz, a former top military intelligence officer, arrested at Ben Gurion airport after cutting short vacation.
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The appointment of Yoav Galant as the next IDF chief of staff is expected to set off one of the largest reshuffles in the history of the General Staff.
by Anshel Pfeffer 0 commentsIt is safe to assume that the cabinet will unanimously approve the appointment of Yoav Galant as the next IDF chief of staff.
by Jonathan Lis 0 commentsThe Galant appointment reflects not just a changing of the generational guard, but also a double gamble by Barak: that his pick will be approved and that Galant will turn out to be the right chief of staff for the next few years.
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Major General Yoav Galant, a key figure in Operation Cast Lead, will be the first IDF chief to have come up through the ranks of the navy.
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With political negotiations threatening new military developments, it is vital that Ehud Barak and his new IDF chief ensure an orderly handover.
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Galant, expected to replace Gabi Ashkenazi after a cabinet vote next Sunday, will be the first military chief to have come up through the ranks of the navy.
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Defense minister ends weeks of speculation and scandal over a forged document, asking cabinet to approve appointment on August 29.
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Col. Siboni claims that whistleblowing document to the media was "his civic duty," intended to quell corruption in the IDF.
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