Substitute Prime Minister and Chairman of Yesh Atid Yair Lapid spoke this morning with Minister Elazar Stern about the publications of the last day, after he said that "we have made anonymous complaints about sexual harassment in the army."
Stern said in a conversation between the two that "I have never shredded any complaint of sexual harassment. Any complaint of harassment that came to our table was immediately dealt with with extreme severity."
He added that "we only addressed complaints that officers filed against each other during a fight over positions."
According to him, "During my time as commander of the 1st Infantry Division, Stern did not take care of the headquarters soldiers at all.
Anyone familiar with the procedures in BAD 1 knows that it is unlikely that a complaint of sexual harassment at headquarters will reach him. The quote, almost thirty years later, cannot be true. That is a particularly serious offense. "
Following the conversation, Lapid said: "Yesh Atid is a party where there is zero tolerance and zero backing for sexual harassment. We believe that women should be protected and allowed to complain in any way they see fit. "He did not say that, and he does not believe it."
Regarding the case described in BD 1, he added that "there is a future calling on the IDF authorities to quickly investigate matters in order to allow General Stern to defend his good name."