After the stormy cabinet meeting in which cabinet members attacked the chief of staff for his decision to establish a commission of inquiry into the events of October 7, right-wing ministers who participated in the cabinet responded.
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich also responded that the leaks from the cabinet were a terrible thing, and that the discussion did not "blow up" but ended at the appointed time. "Indeed, in the last five minutes there was a stormy discussion on the issue of the investigative team, but the high tones were between the ministers and not with the chief of staff." He also said that questions from the political echelon to the IDF were not considered "lashing out" or contradicting full backing, but something relevant.
According to him, his position is that "operative debriefings intended to draw relevant lessons for the continuation of the war must be done in the process, all the rest after the war." He also said that as long as it is an operational-tactical debriefing, it is indeed a military matter, but if that is the goal is to understand what has been wrong with the security concept over the past twenty years, and what needs to be changed, the political echelon must be involved. Regarding the composition, he said, "It was possible to find more suitable and less political people, mainly in order to maintain the IDF's neutrality and trust in it."
Not satisfied with the appointment. Shaul Mofaz,
National Security Minister Ben-Gvir also responded to the publication, saying, "The appointment of Mofaz – one of the main architects of the reckless disengagement, a political figure, and above all – an essential partner in the concept that we have brought to this point, to the investigative team for the events of October 7, is a sin for a crime. The investigation should also include the issue of the historical bloody error of the expulsion, and certainly not appoint its architects to examine the failure that is a result of their actions. The same goes for Zeevi Farkas, who supported refusal only recently, which was undoubtedly a catalyst for the events of October 10. These are people whose actions need to be checked. These are not supposed to be the testers."
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel issued a statement in response: "You will not leak."
Moshe Arbel's story, photo: screenshot
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