A senior security official, quoted by commentator Hillel Bitton Rosen, accused the IDF chief of staff of leaking a letter to the media on the eve of a law vote, calling it a political move at the lowest level. The official said an IDF representative had sat in committee discussions for three weeks without speaking, and now the chief of staff chose to leak the letter.
A senior security official, quoted by commentator Hillel Bitton Rosen, sharply criticized the IDF chief of staff on Monday evening, accusing him of leaking a letter to the media on the eve of a vote on a law. The official said the law has been before the committee for three weeks, and that an IDF representative sat in the discussions without saying a word. 'Now the chief of staff chooses to leak the letter to the media on the eve of the law's passage — this is a political move at the lowest level, improper interference in legislative proceedings,' the official was quoted as saying. The remark adds further detail to an earlier accusation reported at 20:15 Jerusalem, also attributed to the same official by Bitton Rosen.
2 developments
- DevelopingCabinet source: IDF chief taking part in 'political game' during elections
- StrongMK Gotliv denounces IDF Chief of Staff's letter as 'political act'
- DevelopingSenior security official: Chief of Staff letter against freeze on deserters' arrests is 'political move at lowest level'
- StrongMK Asher: Chief of Staff feared legal advice, media in letter on draft evaders
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