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Retired General Israel Ziv Criticizes Blame Game, Comments on Iran Threat
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By Ирен Давид
First reported by Walla · 3 hours ago
What happened
Retired Major General Yisrael Ziv criticized attempts to blame individuals who acted on October 7th, calling it a "struggle for the narrative." He also dismissed Defense Minister Israel Katz's warning of an Iranian attack as a way to avoid responsibility, and praised the US economic sanctions against Iran.
- 01Retired General Ziv criticizes blame-shifting regarding October 7th actions.
- 02He calls Defense Minister's Iran attack warning a way to avoid responsibility.
- 03Ziv believes a new conflict with Iran is not imminent.
- 04He praises US economic sanctions against Iran as effective.
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