Channel 14 military correspondent Noam Amir said Monday that the freeze on senior IDF promotions is a political excuse tied to the elections, and predicted that Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir will be fully engaged in the campaign. Amir noted that the defense minister faced attacks from the Chief of Staff's office when he previously froze promotions, and warned that Zamir will not be sidelined.
Channel 14 military correspondent Noam Amir said Monday that the decision to freeze senior IDF appointments until after the elections is a political excuse, and predicted that Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir will be fully engaged in the election campaign.
"When the defense minister froze promotions, he took a hit from the Chief of Staff's office," Amir wrote in a social media post. "Now there is a new excuse — because of the elections there are no promotions. And if the elections are not decided? And if they go to two or three rounds of elections? I told you that Zamir will enter the election campaign fully."
The commentary comes amid a deepening rift between the political echelon and the military command. As The Zioneer reported, Chief of Staff Zamir froze all major general appointments earlier this week following a public clash with Defense Minister Israel Katz over the leadership of the Central Command. The freeze was widely seen as a move to insulate the military from political pressure ahead of the elections.
Amir's remarks echo his earlier claim, reported by The Zioneer on July 17, that Zamir was allegedly preparing to sabotage operational plans to influence the elections — an accusation that remains unverified and has been denied by military sources.
The timing of the freeze, just weeks before the elections, has fueled political tensions. Katz's office has defended the need for promotions aligned with the government's policy in Judea and Samaria, while Zamir's office has not commented on the latest criticism.
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