Chief of Staff: "The 'It'll Be Fine' Culture Was One of the Causes of October 7"

Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir stated at a ceremony marking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin that the 'it'll be fine' culture is one of the causes of the events of October 7. He called on commanders to take personal responsibility and act out of a sense of mission.

Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir delivered pointed remarks at a ceremony in memory of Yitzhak Rabin, asserting that one of the main causes of the events of October 7 is "the flawed culture of 'it'll be fine'" that Rabin had warned about in the past. Zamir emphasized the importance of personal responsibility for every IDF commander, saying: "As an officer in the IDF, do not say 'it'll be fine,' say 'I am responsible.'" The ceremony took place at the Rabin Center with the participation of members of the General Staff Forum and cadets of the Alon Command and Staff Course. The Chief of Staff called for strengthening the values of camaraderie and mission and for rejecting violence in Israeli society.