Cabinet votes Galant in as next IDF chief of staff

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Cabinet votes Galant in as next IDF chief of staff
Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant voted as 20th IDF chief in wake of sandal which aimed to tie him with an alleged PR to advance his candidacy.
By Jonathan Lis

The government approved Sunday the nomination of Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant as the next Israel Defense Forces chief of staff, with only Likud minister Michael Eitan objecting. Galant's name has frequently appeared in the press in the last few weeks as a result of the media storm which rose in the of the so-called Galant document controversy, involving a document which purported to outline a PR campaign for Galant as part of his efforts to become the next IDF chief.

A police investigation cleared Galant of any involvement in the document, which has since been deemed as a fake, with a former top IDF officer arrested on forgery charges. Speaking on the occasion of Galan'ts nomination in Sunday's cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the incoming IDF chief has "proven his worth during his 33 years of military service at the IDF's frontlines."

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Galant Appointment as 20th Chief of Staff Confirmed
by Gil Ronen

The government voted Sunday to approve the appointment of Major General Yoav Galant as the next IDF Chief of Staff. One minister, Michael Eitan (Likud) voted against the nomination, because of allegations that Galant improperly took over land adjacent to his private home. The allegations were the subject of legal proceedings and a court found that Galant did nothing illegal.

Another minister, former Chief of Staff Moshe Yaalon, did not take part in the vote. According to Voice of Israel government-run radio, he left the cabinet session demonstratively before the vote but gave no reason for this action.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak presented the nomination to the ministers, and told them: “In accordance with Basic Law: The Army I have decided to recommend to the government to appoint Major-General Yoav Galant as the 20th IDF Chief of General Staff, in place of Lieutenant-General Gabi Ashkenazi whose term ends on February 14, 2011.”

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