"A state inquiry is necessary, not to accuse, but to get to the root of the problems, and to make it possible to fix them,” Herzi Halevi said.
Basyuk made his request to incoming IDF Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir
What will historians say about Halevi 50 years from now, and will another IDF chief cite him as an example?
"I believe that an organization or a person who cannot stand up and face failure will find it very difficult to improve," he said.
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According to the IDF, controversially, Halevi will not lay specific blame publicly on individual officers in the written reports.
The probes are expected to find that the military had an over-reliance for security visa vise Gaza on its multi-billion dollar, ultra hi-tech border fence.
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According to the IDF, controversially, Halevi will not lay specific blame publicly on individual officers in the written reports.
Zamir is somewhat unusual for an IDF chief given that his military background is in tank command, but his top posts in the later years of his resume made him a favorite from the start of the race.
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