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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Ofer Winter appointed defense minister’s military secretary
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe IDF Spokesperson’s Unit announces that Brig. Gen. Ofer Winter has been appointed to be the next military secretary to Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman. Winter will replace Brig. Gen. Yair Coles.
The appointment comes after Winter was apparently passed over for promotion by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot last month.
Winter came under criticism in the 2014 Gaza war for comments he made at the time that framed the operation as a religious fight, for allegedly passing information to politicians without proper approval, and for his actions during the highly controversial “Black Friday” battle in Rafah.
He is often identified with the national-religious community, having studied in the community’s flagship boarding school Or Etzion and then in the pre-army academy at Eli.
According to the IDF’s announcement, Liberman consulted Eisenkot in the decision.
— Jacob Magid
The Times of Israel Community.