Aviv Kochavi to turn new IDF arch of staff
In an central press recover on Friday, Minister of Defense Avigdor Liberman announced that he chose Aviv Kochavi to turn a new IDF arch of staff.
“Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has reached a preference that Maj. Gen. Kochavi is a many suitable and many gifted claimant to offer as arch of staff. Maj. Gen. Kochavi has superb leadership, courage, creativity and authority capabilities,” a matter read.
“The singular mixed of a many positions he hold in a IDF, his proven authority capabilities during times of emergency, a good venerate he enjoys in a IDF and a good success with that he has carried out missions over a years make him a many suitable for heading a IDF in a entrance years.”
The preference process, that is formed on recommendations by a infantry disciple general, consisted of 6 stages with Liberman consulting with Eisenkot and former comparison officials such as primary ministers, invulnerability ministers, chiefs of staff and others.
Kochavi, a charismatic paratroop officer, was one of four front-runners for a position that also enclosed Maj.-Gen. Yair Golan, Maj.-Gen. Nitzan Alon and Maj.-Gen. Eyal Zamir.
His name will be brought before a Goldberg Committee on Sunday and, theme to a approval, a invulnerability apportion will benefaction his appointment to a cabinet.
Born in 1964, Kochavi enlisted in a Paratroopers Brigade in 1982 and has served in mixed authority roles via his career.
He served as Eastern Division commander of a Lebanon Liaison Unit (1998-1999) and commander of a Paratrooper Brigade (2001-2003), where he ordered infantry opposite Palestinian terrorists in a West Bank during a Second Intifada. He also ordered a IDF’s chosen Airborne Division before portion as commander of a Gaza Division from 2004 to 2006.
He also hold several pivotal positions in a General Staff, autocratic a Operations Division, Head of Military Intelligence (2010-2014), conduct of a Northern Command and afterwards his stream position as emissary arch of staff.
Kochavi has a BA in truth from a Hebrew University, a master’s grade in open administration from Harvard University and a master’s grade from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland.
Current IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot is set to step down in reduction than 4 months, after portion tighten to 4 years as a IDF’s tip officer.
Anna Ahronheim contributed to this report.
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