The storm over Brigadier General Daniel Hegary's retirement: Former IDF spokesman, My father Benayahu, Today he came out in defense of the Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir In the face of criticism from the media and leftists for his resignation, Daniel Hegry.
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Benyahu emphasized that the Chief of Staff is the Supreme Commander of the IDF, and that he is the most professional and experienced person for the position at this time. According to him, the claims that the Chief of Staff received political instructions are baseless, and the decision should not be turned into a political move.
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""The Chief of Staff is not political and does not accept dictates. It is a mistake to turn him into one," said Benyahu. "The IDF and the Chief of Staff need full support during the war and the reconstruction of the army.".
According to tests conducted by Benyahu, Hegry initiated the conversation with the Chief of Staff and requested a promotion to the rank of major general.
The Chief of Staff, according to the report, asked him to continue as IDF spokesman and offered him a third position at the rank of Brigadier General, before his possible promotion to general.
But it was Hegiri who chose to resign after the offer did not meet his expectations. "We can understand Hegiri's decision to resign, but from here to accusing the Chief of Staff of being 'Sarah's rag' - the distance is enormous," said Benyahu, referring to the criticism voiced in the political system.
The military commentator Yossi Yehoshua The Storm reported that those around the Chief of Staff are responding: "Zamir appreciates Geri, no pressure was exerted on him.".
Those around Zamir, who decided not to grant Hageri the rank of general, say that the IDF spokesman refused to accept an additional brigadier general position - and emphasize that Minister Yisrael Katz did not speak to him about it.
A senior general in the General Staff: "I greatly appreciate Gerry and his performance in the war, but it was inappropriate to issue an ultimatum 48 hours after he took office - promise me a general or I'm going home. Just because they made a mistake with Hedy Silberman doesn't mean they should repeat the mistake again.".
Fellow member, A commentator on News 12 said this evening on the program 'Meet the Press' that in his opinion there was no reason to promote Daniel Hegry to the position of major general, but the arguments and uproar created by his replacement are exaggerated and disproportionate, because this is a move that almost all chiefs of staff have made in the past.
""I think no one will forget Hagari and he will go down in history as someone who was there in moments when everyone preferred to run away. He delivered the worst news and was our man for bad news. When there was good news, everyone jumped in - the prime minister and the defense minister. I also think he should be a champion and I see no reason why he didn't become a champion.".
However, "This is the full right of the Chief of Staff. Most Chiefs of Staff have done this and appointed an IDF spokesman on their behalf. Herzi Halevi, after less than two years, said goodbye to Ran Kochav and brought in the Geri.".
To arguments that this is an anti-democratic move, Segal responded: "This is not the end of democracy. I stand astonished by the emotion and wonder when the directive was issued that it is permissible to attack the Chief of Staff for political considerations.".
Leader of the Opposition Yair Lapid He said in an interview with 'Meet the Press' on Channel 12 that the decision to replace IDF spokesman Daniel Hegary is not political. "I trust Eyal Zamir, he is not a political man," Lapid said. .
