Politicians honour Kochavi on appointment as new IDF arch of staff

Israeli politicians welcomed Maj.-Gen Avi Kochavi as a new IDF arch of staff on Friday, shortly after Minister of Defence Avigdor Liberman done a announcement.

Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev voiced that she had good certainty in Kochavi’s abilities to fill a post.

“I honour Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi on his appointment to a position of a 22nd arch of staff of a Israel Defense Forces. The IDF has formidable tasks and good challenges, and we am certain that Maj.-Gen. Kochavi will attain in assembly them,” Regev said.

“Kochavi is both absolute and a family person.”

Member of a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee MK Moti Yogev said: “I am happy to see Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi as a subsequent Chief of Staff of a Israel Defense Forces. He is clever and courageous.”

“I was absolved to be a commander of Lieutenant Aviv Kochavi [and…] we was tender by him via a years and a many roles he filled,” he added.

“All that stays to contend is to honour him and his family. May he be clever and really bold for a confidence of a people of Israel, a land and a state.”

MK Ofer Shelah, also member of a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, added: “I know Aviv Kochavi from a childhood in Kiryat Bialik until today. He is a gifted male and an original, adventurous and gifted commander.”

“No one is some-more suitable than him to lead a IDF in a endless hurdles forward in a entrance years. we honour a invulnerability apportion on a correct routine and a right choice.”

Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan assimilated in a carol of regard and empasized: “Maj.-Gen. Kochavi is a gifted officer with endless knowledge and many successes. we am assured that a army will continue to grow stronger and mount prepared for each goal underneath his leadership.”

Former invulnerability apportion Amir Peretz combined that: “Kochavi brings with him a joining to a values ​​of a IDF as a army of a people and as a amicable melting pot that provides an event for each Israeli.”

“Kochavi has a ability to make a many of a multiple of tellurian collateral and technological progress.”

The preference process, that is formed on recommendations by a troops 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 4 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.

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.

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