Shame: IDF Declares Victory in Another Battle—and the Losers Were Its Own Soldiers | Avi Ashkenazi

Avi Ashkenazi criticizes the IDF for declaring victory in the mutiny at Sde Teiman, where 18 soldiers were sent to prison, while the battalion commander, Lt. Col. M., seen in violence, was not punished. He calls on the Chief of Staff to investigate the division commander.

Avi Ashkenazi's column criticizes the IDF's handling of the mutiny at Sde Teiman, where 115 soldiers from the 'Tzabar' battalion of the Givati Brigade rebelled. The IDF declared victory, but 18 soldiers were sent to prison. The author claims that the IDF defeated its own soldiers, not the enemy, and that commanders, including the battalion commander Lt. Col. M., who appears in videos acting violently, faced no disciplinary action. He calls on Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir to investigate why Maj. Gen. Shagiv Dahan, commander of the 162nd Division, acted only against the soldiers. The author quotes Ben-Gurion on commanders' responsibility and criticizes the inconsistency in punishment. He concludes that the IDF won the battle but not the campaign, and that the soldiers' dignity must be preserved.

Shame: IDF Declares Victory in Another Battle—and the Losers Were Its Own Soldiers | Avi Ashkenazi