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Herzi Halevi

“If the best do not serve in the army—we will no longer be able to exist as a country in the region.”
“As prime minister of all citizens, I aspire to have a broad understanding regarding the amendment to the judicial system,” said Benjamin Netanyahu.
However, without some form of stabilization of Israel’s political situation, the question is whether it will be enough.
“It requires determination and perseverance alongside the resilience of the state and its citizens,” said Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi.
Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi: “We are keeping a close eye on the enemy’s nuclear advancements.”
Gen. Michael E. Kurilla is set to meet with IDF chief Herzi Halevi and other top defense officials.
“Our independence is formed in this junction where choosing life meets the willingness to sacrifice it for the sake of the nation,” writes IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi.
All citizens are meant to serve in some capacity, including most being conscripted into the military, Herzi Halevi said.
As the judicial reform debate rages in Israel, the military under Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi is striving to avoid being dragged into the crisis, while respecting its members’ civil rights.
From left: Israel Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi visit the IAF control center, Jan. 25, 2023. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.
Top Israeli officials hold urgent meetings on unspecified ‘security incidents’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will cut short his trip to Berlin following an unexplained bombing in northern Israel earlier in the week.
IDF chief Herzi Halevi approved the decision after the air force officer encouraged others to skip training to protest judicial reforms.
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley meets with Herzi Halevi, chief of general staff of the Israel Defense Forces.