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| By: israelinsider staff |
| Published: February 15, 2007 |
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Newly-appointed IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi headed his first IDF general staff meeting on Wednesday.
During the meeting, Ashkenazi detailed his plans for the IDF, focusing especially on implementing changes based on lessons from last summer's war in Lebanon. He said that in the near future he would visit the IDF units to get an up-close impression of how they function.
Ashkenazi's first day on the job started at the Western Wall. He then went to the various induction ceremonies at the Prime Minister's Office and at the official residence of the president in Jerusalem.
The tone was slightly spoiled by the outgoing Chief of Staff Dan Halutz's harsh speech. He criticized the Israeli culture of figuratively decapitating leaders. He wondered what was happening with the national inquiry regarding the war's failures and reminded those in attendance that the Hebrew words for friend and foe were almost identical.
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