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| Israeli Army Chief Fires Top General |
| 2006-10-05 |
| JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's army chief fired a top general Wednesday over his criticism of the war in Lebanon and government policy, the army said. The dismissed officer, Maj. Gen. Yiftah Ron-Tal gave unauthorized interviews to several Israeli news media earlier Wednesday, an army statement said. Ron-Tal said army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz must "accept responsibility" for the shortcomings of Israel's 34-day war with Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas, which ended Aug. 14. Halutz, in a letter to Ron-Tal, said he was terminating the general's stay in the military immediately. Halutz said Ron-Tal's decision to make public statements was "unacceptable," the army statement said. "Israeli soldiers are forbidden to deal with political subjects and make public comments on political and diplomatic issues, and all the more so, it is forbidden for soldiers to publicly criticize the government," it said. Ron-Tal is the second general to exit over the war. The commander of the northern sector, including the Lebanon border, Maj. Gen. Udi Adam, resigned after Halutz posted another general to oversee his command during the fighting. Ron-Tal, who was already on leave before his scheduled retirement in December, was the commander of Israeli ground forces, a senior position. In the interviews, he also criticized Israel's unilateral pullout from Gaza a year ago. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 The point of Halkin's article is that the problems in Israel go far deepeer than Halutz. He is just a superficial symptom. And remember, Albertgore won the election in 2000, if you ifnore the electoral college and think like a moonbat; so Israel's situation is not that far from our own. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-10-05 12:00 |
| #5 Agree Operator... but the second time the Hizbo dog bites may bloody well be his last. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-10-05 11:51 |
| #4 As soon as Hezbs have fully rearmed..underway now...they will attack again. This Halutz is a total disaster for Israel. Dismissing competent leaders of ground forces who disagree. This is going to lead to more slaughter of IDF troops. They'd better get Netanyahu in power, and restructure their forces ASAP. They have no time to lose. |
| Posted by: SpecOp35 2006-10-05 11:45 |
| #3 Hillel Halkin is not optimistic about things in Israel. Israel’s New Reality |
| Posted by: SR-71 2006-10-05 08:38 |
| #2 Wartime military operations are neither political nor diplomatic. If that is how Halutz looks at things one may understand why the Lebanon campaign was such a failure. |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2006-10-05 02:40 |
| #1 Prediction: Hezbo war resumes before end of year |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-10-05 01:34 |