Kobi Peretz/screenshot, Network 13
Singer Kobi Peretz was expelled from a base in the north of the country after the IDF claimed he arrived at the location without coordination and without proper permission. This was first published by Ran Booker from Ynet. Despite the IDF's claim that the arrival was made without permission, Peretz's men insist that the visit was agreed in advance and even sent to Walla !
Culture An invitation to the event which states that at 18:30 there will be a barbecue dinner and then at 19:45 Peretz's performance will take place.
Peretz arrived at the base and upon entering it he encountered difficulties entering.
After he managed to get in and started performing - officials at the base turned off his amplification system and demanded the soldiers leave the place.
The commanders shouted to the soldiers: "The whole battalion to the rooms now!".
Later, according to a video published on Ynet, a heated confrontation broke out between Kobi Peretz, who called an IDF officer an "idiot" and the officer told him, "Get out of here, you entered without permission."
On behalf of Kobi Peretz, it was stated in response: "For 5 months, Kobi Peretz has been performing voluntarily in bases throughout the country for soldiers and soldiers, men and women, who invite him and demand his arrival to raise morale.
Peretz is among the only artists who continue to volunteer even after over 150 days of fighting.
Today he arrived by prior arrangement at the base in the north of the country in order to make our soldiers happy, after passing through Hattim, an almost 3 hour drive and trying to defend himself from the missile barrage fired from the north - they refused to let him into the base and piled up difficulties.
Finally, Peretz entered the base, started the performance and while he was on stage in front of the crowd of soldiers, those in charge took down the switchboard and turned off the electricity on purpose.
This is a serious incident that will not pass in silence.
Those responsible in the IDF must step into the picture and immediately deal with this embarrassing case where instead of bringing together and uniting all parts of the nation, they are doing the exact opposite."
A response from the IDF spokesperson has not yet been received
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