According to a report, an IDF representative at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee hearing on military service extension last week approached the committee chairman to request speaking time after being initially silent, but was refused on the grounds that his position had not changed.
Weekly report from the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee: last week, during a discussion on extending military service, the committee initially heard reservations from various participants. The IDF representative, who had not yet been given an opportunity to express the military's position, approached the committee chairman and requested to speak. The request was denied on the grounds that there was no change in the IDF's position as previously stated.
The Zioneer has previously reported on tensions during these committee hearings, including an IDF representative losing patience with the legal adviser (July 2) and a senior security official accusing the chief of staff of leaking a letter to the media (July 13). This latest incident adds to the friction between the military establishment and the Knesset committee over the service extension legislation.
- DevelopingIDF representative loses patience with legal adviser in Knesset service-extension debate
- DevelopingSenior security official: IDF chief of staff leaked letter after IDF representative sat silent in committee for three weeks
- StrongKnesset committee chairman: 'Hard to see timing of letter as coincidence' — in jibe at IDF chief
- DevelopingKnesset Committee chair: No forgiveness for refuseniks — 'Brothers in Arms' belongs outside the IDF
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