Strict IDF chief: Herzi Halevi harsher disciplinarian than Aviv Kohavi - analysis

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Strict IDF chief: Herzi Halevi harsher disciplinarian than Aviv Kohavi - analysis
Is Halevi just stricter in general, or does he want to be harsher under a political microscope? Or maybe he'll become more lenient over time?
By YONAH JEREMY BOB
Published: FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Two IDF officers, one at the relatively senior rank of lieutenant colonel, were fired by IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi on Friday for disciplinary misconduct. Announcing the removal on Friday was likely designed to lessen the media attention, but the decision to remove the officers as opposed to a rebuke, delay in promotion or some other lesser punishment, raised eyebrows.

It especially raised eyebrows because it appeared to be a stark departure from the more lenient hand which Halevi’s predecessor, Aviv Kohavi, who only stepped down in mid-January, had shown toward commanders who messed up in various ways.

more............. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-730689
 
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