In the video: statement of the commander of Division 98, Lt. Col. Dan Goldfuss 03.13.24/doc
In his speech today (Wednesday), the commander of the 98th Division, Brigadier General Dan Goldfus, managed to surprise the IDF spokesman and his commanders with messages that go beyond what is acceptable for an officer of his rank, during combat, and certainly without prior approval, on explosive political issues.
Brigadier General Goldfuss' speech was given to journalists, so the IDF rushed to inform the senior officers of its content.
Among those who were updated: the office of the Chief of Staff, the Minister of Defense and the Prime Minister. After several consultations, it was decided that at the first opportunity, Brigadier General Goldfuss would be summoned for a clarification interview, in the end it is very possible that he will be given a command note, despite his great achievements in fighting in the Khan Yunis area, above and below the ground.
Will be scolded despite his great achievements in combat?
Goldfuss/IDF spokesman
Opinions within the security system are divided about taking steps against Brigadier General Goldfuss, based on the content of his speech to journalists. There are those who think that a commanding remark or a reprimand should suffice, and there are "formers" who claim that they would have terminated his position immediately, similar to the conduct within the American military in response to such incidents This.
But one thing is clear. Brigadier General Goldfuss expresses the feeling of the fighters in the field ranks, who are pained by the divisive political discourse, and look at the sense of "togetherness" that is gradually fading in Israeli society as if there was no massacre on October 7.
Goldfuss emphasized that he speaks on behalf of the fighters, who, as everyone hears and sees, want to express an opinion, even if it is forbidden, because in teams and companies everything looks different.
Kibbutzniks, settlers, Druze, urban, Bedouin.
Seculars alongside religious and ultra-Orthodox, without party affiliation, but for one goal: victory.
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Defined as a brave officer - and their opinion.
Brigadier General Goldfuss/IDF Spokesman
It is clear that things of this kind must go through the usual coordination in the IDF, and certainly would not have been approved, but it is important to place the content in the right context. Defined as an opinionated, very brave officer, one of the most prominent field commanders in the war and even before that, who is known to strive for contact and attack.
As part of the aura that surrounds him for his achievements in battles over the years, one of his subordinates wrote about him: "10 facts about Goldfuss: Goldfuss once killed two stones with one bird, once Goldfuss threw a grenade and killed 50 people and then the grenade exploded, Goldfuss sleeps with a pillow under his gun, monsters inspect At night if they have Goldfuss in the closet, Goldfuss hears sign language, Goldfuss once strangled a terrorist to death with a wireless phone cord, Goldfuss counted to infinity, twice, Goldfuss doesn't turn on the light, he turns off the darkness. Goldfuss can drown a fish. On the Sabbath he rested from all his work - Goldfus practiced."
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