After this week’s inauguration of Major General Herzi Halevi as Chief of Staff, the army is still facing the familiar challenges – Iran, its proxies in the region and terrorism in Judea and Samaria. Lt. Col. (ret.) Yaron Buskila, Secretary General of the “Habithonist” movement, spoke today (Thursday ) with Yoav Mintz on his show “Caffeine” on 104.5, and referred to the Chief of Staff’s acquaintance with the various challenges.
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“Harzi Halevi knows Judea and Samaria and he already understands and everyone understands that in order to fight terrorism you need patience and you have to be the one who initiates and not the one who reacts. Therefore, long and continuous actions are the ones that will yield the result and we are already witnessing this a little in the activities in Nablus and Jenin that are already influencing and radiating on the area,” he noted.
He was asked about the change that will be made in the field, following the various coalition agreements: “The change that should be made should not significantly affect the work of the IDF. What is true is that it splits the civilian powers of the IDF in Judea and Samaria and not the military powers.”
“What’s more, it splits the civilian powers of the IDF in Judea and Samaria and not the military powers. Dealing with water, archeology and even permits to put a pergola at home – will pass from military hands to civilian hands and this is a correct and welcome change,” he noted and added: “But what, the IDF also used these issues as levers of pressure both on the Arab population and on the Jewish population and levers of pressure is an important thing Even if you want to influence security, but now they will have to do it with coordination and not just with authority.”