IDF Chief: I should be the one to name Israel’s new air force commander

23.01.2012                      28.Tewet. 5772

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IDF Chief: I should be the one to name Israel's new air force commander

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz responds to reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu trying to promote a candidate who supports a military assault on Iran.

The head of the Israel Defense Forces should be the only one to decide who will be named commander of the air force, Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said Sunday, responding to reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was trying to promote a candidate who supports a military assault on Iran.
Netanyahu's preferred candidate for the post is Brig. Gen. Yohanan Locker, his military secretary….