Shomron to head inquiry into General Staff's functioning in Lebanon war
Dan Shomron to head probe of General Staff's functioning during Lebanon war; Inquiry criticizes Galilee division.
By Amos Harel and Haaretz CorrespondentFormer Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Dan Shomron will head an IDF inquiry that will probe the functioning of the General Staff during the Lebanon war.
The General Staff held a discussion Tuesday to discuss interim findings from the war inquiries. The forum has been meeting for the past three days, and will continue to meet next week. Final conclusions will be formulated by December.
On Monday, the forum was presented with the findings of the investigation into the July 14 Hezbollah missile strike on an Israel Navy vessel in which four soldiers were killed and several others wounded.
Although the findings criticize the functioning of the commanders on the vessel, no measures have been taken against those involved.
IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz asked the team to further investigate several aspects of the strike before he decides whether to take additional action.
On Sunday, Major General Yoram Yair (res.) presented findings from the investigation into the functioning of regular division in the Galilee during the war.
Yair sharply criticized the fact that Division 91's flaws became apparent only after the war broke out.
Yair maintained that the entire IDF did not internalize that a war was taking place, and not just a routine military operation. According to Yair, the war was therefore not managed with specific aims and targets.
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as one answer to all ur questions i say : lebanon was occupied by the Syrians for a long bad 30 years ,it wasn't leb's choice .As for the Peace proposals ,yes leb is the last country to do it ,why ? i don't know but all i know is that u should give us back our rights and then we sit and talk about peace .
I suspect that the terms of refence for these investigative committes are misplaced.The approach to the war has been overly based on air power and brief incursions into Hezbullah posts next to the border.This approach is what led Brigadiers to command their troops in war rooms while drinking coffee.This war approach failed and it is common knowledge.Halutz,as Maj.Gen Ron-Tal rightly stated,has been in the army for forty years preparing for war,yet he still failed dismally.Does he need another forty years to study effective military tactics?Halutz should disgracefully retire.A competent General is the solution not fund raising commitees.
I'm heartened by the news that Dan Shomron is going to be involved in sorting out this mess. He's a good man and one of the best officers that the IDF has produced since Moshe Dayan. The IDF deserves the best, and in the opinion of this correspondent, that's Dan Shomron. He has both the standing and the understanding to help us solve the problems that have so shaken the IDF and the country as a whole. His leadership will be another great service the State of Israel.
"Hezbolla is totally Lebanese in membership and philosophy, and in the support it has amongst the Lebanese Shiite people." Question for inquiry: In a religiously and ethnically divided society like Lebanon in which such divisions have resulted in a bloody and destructive 15 year civil war, why does Lebanon allow foreign nations with foreign interests to arm local terrorist factions? Why does Lebanon not act like a nation should and allow only its own army, under the control of the elected government, be the ONLY armed entity? "Lebanon has never invaded Israel, only vica versa" Question for inquiry: Why has Lebanon historically harboured and given free reign to terrorists like the PLO of the past and Hizbollah of the present to carry out terrorist acts against Israel prompting Israeli military responses. Why hasn't Lebanon acted courageously like Jordan did and expelled such terrorists? Paula, you show typical Lebanese cowardice. Why not answer ALL of my questions?
As a comment to you statements I would say that the questioning of the acceptability of certain related government's actions in any country, has to come from a substantial sector of the general population of the country in question as is the case in Israel. Not so in this particular conflagration in Lebanon, where the general public suports the reprehensible policies of their government which you list. In this case, there is no room for an inquiry since everybody in that country is comfortable with their ruler's actions. These are my thoughts on the subject, OK?
Dave lets get a few facts straight here. Hezbolla is totally Lebanese in membership and philosophy, and in the support it has amongst the Lebanese Shiite people. They get external military and financial support in the same way as the US arms Israel at the US taxpayers expense. Lebanon has never invaded Israel, only vica versa
WHAT A BUNCH OF CRAP! THE OLMERT-PERETZ-HALUTZ-PERES GOVERNMENT BOTCHED THIS DISASTER DUE TO THEIR INCOMPETENCE. IT IS BECAUSE OF THEIR FALLACIOUS LEADERSHIP THAT HEZBOLAND IS NOW A REALITY!
They don't have the guts to. The Lebanese people deserve one because there are many questions that need to be answered: 1. Why did Lebanon cede the southern part of their country to a foreign terrorist milita for over 20 years? 2. Why did Lebanon not disarm hezbullah after Israel withdrew in 2000? Such action would have prevented the war. 3. Why did the Lebanese army not intervene in the war; such action may have saved some or all of the 1000 lost Lebanese lives. 4. Why did Lebanon not ask for help from other Arab nations in this war? 5. Why did it take Lebanon over 20 years to deploy their own troops in the south of their own country? 6. Why does Lebanon allow military shipments on their territory to a foreign terrorist militia? 7. Why does Lebanon reject Israeli peace proposals even before they reach Beirut? Does the Lebanese president not realize peace is in Lebanon's best interests? If not, should he not be impeached? Hard-hitting questions that need answers.