Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir issued a six-point election readiness directive, first reported by Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh (N13 / Army Radio). The document orders the IDF to set up polling stations in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza for soldiers, bans external political lectures and tours, requires prior review of all commanders' communications, and establishes a team to monitor soldiers' social media activity. Zamir said the goal is to 'enable the right to vote while keeping the IDF out of political discourse.'
Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir issued a six-point election readiness directive Wednesday morning, according to a report by Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh (N13 / Army Radio). The document, which Zamir presented to the General Staff in recent days, outlines the IDF's operational and political conduct ahead of the upcoming elections.
The six directives include: deploying polling stations inside Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza — a first in decades — to allow soldiers in enemy territory to vote; banning external political lectures and tours; requiring prior review of all commanders' letters, officer's pages, and speeches; establishing a team to address unusual social media statements by soldiers; clarifying the restrictions on reservists' political activity; and preparing for sensitive national dates — the third anniversary of October 7 and the anniversary of the Rabin assassination.
The directive builds on existing regulations. As The Zioneer reported on August 4, the IDF had already reaffirmed the ban on political speech by reservists and planned increased enforcement. The new document extends that oversight to all commanders' communications and adds a dedicated monitoring mechanism.
Zamir emphasized that the overall goal is to 'enable the right to vote while keeping the IDF out of political discourse.' He instructed commanders to 'adhere to existing procedures, orders, and directives on the matter, and avoid innovations that could undermine public trust in the IDF.' The IDF declined to comment on the report.
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