IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot tells the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that non-military sources should stop commenting on internal military investigations, as their opinions are unwelcome and damaging.
The aim is to have a military that operates according to given orders, obeys rules of engagement on opening fire and abides by the spirit and values of the Israel Defense Forces, Eisenkot tell the committee. Anyone who prefers a gangland ethos should speak up, Eisenkot adds, according to Israel Radio.
IDF Sgt. Elor Azaria is currently standing trial for the manslaughter of a disarmed Palestinian attacker in Hebron in March, while Brig. Gen. Ofek Buchris was last week indicted by the Military Advocate General for the rape and sexual assault of two female subordinates between 2010 and 2012.
Both Buchris and Azaria deny the charges against them.
Azaria, whose actions were condemned by the IDF top brass and former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon, has had strong support from some right-wing MKs. Meanwhile, police are currently investigating how the identity of one of Buchris’s alleged victims came to be leaked on Facebook.
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