Former IDF chief and minister Gadi Eisenkot revealed in an interview on 103fm that Prime Minister Netanyahu demanded to shorten mandatory military service by a full year. Eisenkot said he managed to 'minimize' the cut after a struggle within the defense establishment.
Former IDF Chief of Staff and Minister Gadi Eisenkot revealed in an interview with 103fm that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded to shorten mandatory military service by a full year. Eisenkot said he succeeded in 'minimizing' the cut after a struggle within the defense establishment. The revelation adds a new dimension to the ongoing debate over IDF service length, which has seen the military push for an extension to 36 months to address a shortage of combat personnel, as The Zioneer has reported. The issue has also been tied to coalition agreements linking gender-segregation legislation to service extension. Eisenkot's account suggests that at one point, the prime minister backed a significant reduction, contrary to the military's current stance.
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- Internal intake