The outgoing Chief of Staff promised at the beginning of his term to deploy a deadly army. Kochavi’s approach fit like a glove to governments that are not interested in a political solution, and to the radicalizing Israeli society.
Aviv Kochavi sparked controversy immediately when he entered the position of Chief of Staff in January 2019: At his appointment ceremony, he pledged to “deploy a lethal, efficient, and innovative army.” “Lethal”, according to the The Hebrew Academy of the Hebrew Language, means “causes death”. This was the first time in the history of the position in which a Chief of Staff commits to deploy an army that generates killing.
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Under the Government’s Political Insubordination, Aviv Kochavi Turns Lethality into Policy by Yagil Levy on Telem
The outgoing Chief of Staff promised at the beginning of his term to deploy a deadly army. Kochavi’s approach fit like a glove to governments that are not interested in a political solution, and to the radicalizing Israeli society.
Aviv Kochavi sparked controversy immediately when he entered the position of Chief of Staff in January 2019: At his appointment ceremony, he pledged to “deploy a lethal, efficient, and innovative army.” “Lethal”, according to the The Hebrew Academy of the Hebrew Language, means “causes death”. This was the first time in the history of the position in which a Chief of Staff commits to deploy an army that generates killing.
Continue reading “Under the Government’s Political Insubordination, Aviv Kochavi Turns Lethality into Policy by Yagil Levy on Telem”