After the signing of the coalition agreements between the Likud and religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit, many parties criticized the granting of powers to the two in the Territories area. According to a report this evening (Monday) on News 13, Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi is also among the opponents of the agreements.
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According to the report, Kochavi, who is expected to end his term soon, claimed in closed conversations that he had, that there is no possibility of the issues that were closed with the two regarding these areas, because this “breaks the chain of command”. He further claims that there is no possible situation in which one of the ministers, other than the Minister of Defense, will determine regarding the appointment at the rank of Major General (coordinator of operations in the territories), as agreed upon in the coalition agreement with Smotrich.
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The report also stated that, according to senior security officials, this would create anarchy, which would harm Israel’s international standing and create two different legal systems in the territories, one for the Jews and one for the Palestinians.
The report further claims that the elected Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi also shares the same opinion on the matter. In addition, army officials claim that the implementation of the promises given to Ben Gabir regarding the MGB companies in the territories, will change the picture of reserve recruitment, which will lead to a necessary change in the reserve law. Their assessment is that this will bring all 72 MPG reserve battalions to serve in the territories at one point or another during the year.