Yadlin defends Ya’alon, IDF generals in free speech spat

Former IDF general and Institute of National Security Studies head Amos Yadlin steps to the defense of Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon in the ongoing row with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“It’s the obligation of IDF officers and commanders to express in professional directness their positions and assessments and the obligation of the political leadership to preserve the free thought and expression of the military brass,” he says in a statement.

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