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The IDF rejects the former general's remarks: "Anonymous inquiries are also carefully examined"

The IDF refrained from responding directly to the words of Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern, who admitted this morning in an interview with 103FM that he had made anonymous complaints about sexual offenses during his time as head of the Personnel Division.

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Amir Bohbot

Sunday, 10 October 2021, 18:28 Updated: 18:30

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In the video: The Senior Appointments Committee convened to discuss the appointment of the GSS chief (Photo: Roni Knafo)

Tonight (Sunday), the IDF rejects the words of Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern, who admitted this morning that he ignored anonymous complaints about sexual offenses during his time as head of the Personnel Division (ACA). "Every application in the IDF, even anonymous, is carefully examined," the IDF said, refusing to comment directly on the minister's remarks.

"The shredder worked very fast," Minister Stern said this morning in an interview with 103FM, and did not object to his remarks as he repeatedly confronted the issue. "Yes. Unequivocally," he replied when asked if he had grumbled about complaints that had come to him. He made the remarks in reference to the anonymous letter against the designated GSS chief, R. Stern's remarks provoked a public outcry and harsh criticism against him, among others by women's organizations, at the height of his candidacy for the Jewish Agency leadership.

"People who have things to say about others should speak openly," Stern, a member of the Yesh Atid party, clarified his opinion on the storm surrounding the appointment.

"It is forbidden to give a hand to the culture of anonymity at the expense of encouraging the complaint about what was actually done. I congratulated R. on the appointment after the committee's decision. The people of Israel can be very quiet in this appointment."

Stern (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Stern explained that he "created an atmosphere among the female soldiers who have someone to complain to, and the IDF also has a female soldier at the end with whom to complain to whoever is most comfortable with her.

I also create an atmosphere that encourages complaining and backs up the complainants.

But I do not think that at the expense of encouraging duty, complaining about what is really being done, I can give a hand to it. "

He added that" in the big organizations there are choices where to complain and how they will check things properly.

I wish I could allow anyone to write an anonymous letter.

But I think the damage, even if occasionally there are benefits to anonymous letters, the cultural damage is far greater than the gains here and there.

We need to make decisions. "

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For Stern's full interview on 103fm

After the interview, it was stated on Stern's behalf that "for the avoidance of doubt, in all my positions, and also as commander and certainly as head of the IDF in the IDF, I worked to encourage any female or male soldier who was sexually harassed or otherwise, to complain about it." "A female or male soldier's complaint about sexual harassment has been thoroughly investigated. I have said many times in the past how devastating the culture of sex under authority is to the IDF's moral resilience, and that is what I stand for this morning."

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