Col. (res.) German Giltman says he was never part of the Brothers in Arms protest group, as he tries to defend against Katz’s decision to block his promotion and return to the military.
“I was never part of the Brothers in Arms movement; it seems someone is misleading the minister,” Giltman tells Army Radio.
“I was in the Armored Corps Soldiers for the Defense of Democracy movement. I did not call for refusal or for not volunteering,” he says.
He says that the press conference that he participated in, in March 2023, in which he was wearing a Brothers in Arms t-shirt, “was of all the reservist movements, and I did not speak there about refusal.”
“Since I was released from the IDF, I have been doing reserve duty, including during the war,” Giltman tells the radio station. “I was asked to return to permanent service, and for me, this is an important and moral matter, just as I have acted for the good of the state for 33 years until today.”
“It’s important that the truth come out,” he adds.
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