Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday rejected the claim that he called for IDF Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth’s dismissal, calling the argument an outright lie that is part of a political campaign directed against the government.
During a Sunday interview given by Katz, “when one of the participants called to ‘dismiss the general [Bluth],’ I responded immediately and clearly: ‘No.’ The exchange was recorded on camera and is fully documented,” he said.
Katz said the appointment process for IDF Personnel Directorate head Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa to Central Command commander had already been underway for months; “therefore, the attempt to suggest that any decision was made as a result of that interview does not stand up to the facts.”
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