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Ex-Hostage Negotiator Calls for New Israeli Leadership, Realistic Approach
Retired Major General Nitzan Alon, former Israeli point person for hostage negotiations, criticized the political leadership's "total victory" rhetoric and called for "different leadership" with a realistic approach. He also expressed concern over an erosion of IDF values and placed responsibility for the October 7 failures on political leadership.
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- 01Former hostage negotiator Nitzan Alon called for new Israeli leadership with a realistic approach.
- 02Alon criticized the slogan of 'total victory' as unrealistic.
- 03He noted a significant erosion of IDF values among some soldiers and commanders.
- 04Alon blamed political leadership for failures preceding the October 7 attack.
- 05He stated that mass demonstrations during the war provided him personal strength.
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