Ex-IDF Officer Claims Halevi Blocked His Appointment Before Oct. 7
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
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- Ofer Winter alleges Herzi Halevi blocked his appointment as military secretary.
- Winter claims the refusal occurred days before the October 7th attacks.
- Halevi reportedly cited Winter's strategic thinking as unsuitable.
- The appointment was reportedly requested by Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Ofer Winter, chairman of the Am Israel Party, released a video Thursday alleging that former IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi refused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to appoint Winter as his military secretary just days before the October 7th Hamas attacks. Winter stated that Halevi told him five days prior to October 7th that he was rejecting the appointment, citing that Winter's strategic thinking was "not suitable for the General Staff."
Winter, who is running in the upcoming elections, revealed details of his conversation with Halevi in the video. He claimed that Halevi explicitly stated his refusal of Netanyahu's request to appoint Winter to the military secretary position. According to Winter, Halevi insisted that his strategic thinking was incompatible with the General Staff's needs.
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