Urgent| the details "Latent" About the new Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army

 

More than a year and three months after  Israel’s failure to confront Operation Al-Aqsa Flood On October 7, 2023, Major General Herzi Halevy, Chief of Staff of the occupation army, acknowledged the responsibility he had received, and resigned from his position. Halevy will leave his position on March 6, and until then, Minister Israel Katz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have to choose a replacement for him.

 

The Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, will begin conducting interviews with the candidates. For the position of the next Chief of Staff in the coming days: to lead the occupation army during this period.

 Katz said: “A quick procedure to select the candidate for the position of the next Chief of Staff.” “The Israeli army is the people’s army, and it is entrusted with the ultimate responsibility for preserving the lives of soldiers and protecting the State of Israel, and I will choose the best candidate to accomplish the mission.”

 

And the two natural candidates to succeed the Chief of Staff They are the two people who served as his deputies: Major General Eyal Zamir, who is currently Director General of the Ministry of Defense, and the current Deputy Chief of Staff, Major General Amir Baram – who has asked to leave his position next month.  

It is possible that a third general will be added to these names, such as the Commander of the Northern Command, Major General Uri Gordin, and the Commander of the Home Front Command, Major General Rafi Milo.

The Director General of the Ministry of Defense is Major General Eyal. Zamir is one of the most prominent candidates to succeed Halevy because of his experience, authority and professionalism, and mainly because of his views that opposed a small army. He is also considered a prominent candidate among its ranks as Prime Minister. Netanyahu.

At a deputy chief of staff exchange ceremony in 2021, Zamir turned on a warning light and stated that “in the face of a multi-arena campaign, the IDF needs a critical mass in terms of quality and quantity.” 

Senior officials at the political level said regarding his nomination that “Zamir is the most prominent candidate for the position of the next Chief of Staff, and he is the right man to reform the army after the failure of 7 October.

Zamir, the former deputy chief of staff, is very well accepted by many officers in the army and also by Netanyahu as we mentioned. He participated in building the force last year and had excellent contact with the Americans. Since the beginning of the war of extermination in Gaza, Zamir has been involved in unprecedented arms purchases from the United States, including deals to purchase fighter aircraft and weapons, as well as in increasing domestic production in Israel in the defense industries. He wrote today: "The time of Zamir has arrived".

Zamir served for 38 years in the Israeli army in a variety of combat and senior leadership positions. In his last position in the army, which he held between 2018 and 2021, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff under Aviv Kochavi. During this period, he coordinated the work of the headquarters for implementing the multi-year plan “Tnuva”. And managing all military aid to the civilian sector during the Corona epidemic and during the “Guard Wall” operation.

He was one of the candidates for chief of staff after Aviv Kochavi, and lost to Herzi Halevy, who decided to appoint former Defense Minister Benny Gantz, who was previously Netanyahu’s military secretary, and received support in the battle for chief of staff for whoever has now returned to the Prime Minister’s Office. Netanyahu even requested that the appointment of the Chief of Staff be postponed during the transitional government period – But the government’s legal advisor allowed the procedure to continue.

 

In the competition for the position of chief of staff also against Aviv Kochavi, Zamir stood, and according to previous reports, Netanyahu also supported him at the time, in When Lieberman, then Defense Minister, expressed his support for not appointing Kochavi in ​​2018 only because of his lack of experience, as he came after one position in the General Staff, “General of the Southern Command.” These are the other candidates. Major General Amir Baram grew up with Halevy in the Paratroopers Brigade, but in recent years they have been considered representatives of two different groups in the General Command. 

A fair number of disagreements have emerged between the two, both on operational issues. Or in aspects of force building.

Baram is considered one of the officers who did not hesitate to praise Levy during the difficult hours of the war, because he saw from the sidelines that the Chief of Staff did not collapse after October 7 and raised his orders in The most difficult moments. He indicated more than once his desire to compete for the position of the next Chief of Staff. It should be noted that although he was in the position of lieutenant during the default period, his previous positions – mainly as commander of the Northern Command – kept him away from the default that led to October 7, 2023.

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