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Lapid hails IDF chief nominee Zamir as ‘the right person for the job’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid welcomes the nomination of Maj. Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir, the Defense Ministry director-general, to become the next Israel Defense Forces chief of staff.
“Congratulations to Eyal Zamir, the right person for the job. The entire people of Israel are behind you,” Lapid declares.
Zamir will become the IDF’s 24th chief of staff when he replaces Halevi, who is resigning on March 6.
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