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IDF’s top lawyer says she approved leak of detainee abuse video
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi told IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir during their meeting this morning that she is responsible for the leaked Sde Teiman abuse video.
In her resignation letter, Tomer-Yerushalmi writes: “I approved the release of material to the media in an attempt to counter the false propaganda directed against the military law enforcement authorities.”
“I bear full responsibility for any material that was released to the media from within the unit,” she says, adding that “from this responsibility also stems my decision to conclude my tenure as Military Advocate General.”
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