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Barak: Decision not to extend Ashkenazi's term is right

By JPOST.COM STAFF

FEBRUARY 2, 2011 21:15

Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday said that he believes he has acted rightly in not extending outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi's term, after Barak and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu decided to cancel the appointment of Maj-Gen. Yoav Galant to the post.

In interviews with Channel 2 and Channel 10 news, Barak said the decision was made after deep deliberation and in order to maintain respect for the IDF.

Although Barak did not go into detail about his decision not to extend Ashkenazi's term, he said that ethical, normative, and professional matters were considered in making the decision.

He also said that Maj.-Gen. Yair Naveh, the current deputy chief of staff who will temporarily replace Ashkenazi until the next chief of general staff is chosen, will have no problem managing the position.

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