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Yitzhak Brick

Israeli soldiers deploy between the houses in the northern Israeli town of Metula, as seen from the Lebanese side of the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon, October 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
October 9, 2023, 9:02 am
Reserve soldiers complain that equipment is lacking or substandard
Civilian online groups form to raise funds, buy bulletproof vests, helmets, food and more for fighters heading for Gaza, northern border, and West Bank
By Sue Surkes and Jessica Steinberg
Israeli soldiers wearing protective face masks walk on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem on June 23, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 10, 2021, 1:31 pm
Ombudsman finds IDF responded poorly to coronavirus, but is improving
In annual report, Defense Ministry official also notes ongoing issues of abuse and negligence in the military
By Judah Ari Gross
Brig. Gen. (res.) Rachel Tevet-Wiesel, who was nominated to serve as the next military ombudsman on December 11, 2020. (Courtesy)
December 11, 2020, 12:55 pm
In first, female retired general tapped for next military ombudsman
Gantz nominates Brig. Gen. (res.) Rachel Tevet-Wiesel, his former adviser on women’s issues in the military, to serve as chief complaints officer in the Defense Ministry
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative. Soldiers of the Bardales Battalion listen to their commander during a training exercise in southern Israel, on July 13, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 19, 2020, 5:53 pm
IDF ombudsman finds fewer complaints by troops but more reported abuse
In annual report, Defense Ministry official notes multiple cases of racist slurs used against troops by commanders, poor record-keeping, but improvements in the pre-draft process
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli soldiers stand guard on a road near the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, on March 25, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 13, 2019, 3:41 pm
IDF ombudsman report finds soldiers denied rights, disparaged by commanders
Defense Ministry official documents cases of commanders demeaning Ethiopian servicemen, keeping troops from medical appointments and not allowing enough vacation days
By Judah Ari Gross
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) visiting a weapons depot at the Sirkin IDF base in central Israel, January 30, 2019. (Haim Tzach/GPO)
January 30, 2019, 4:46 pm
Netanyahu hails army readiness, says forces ready for ‘crushing attack’
On surprise visit to weapons depot, PM admits ‘things need to be improved’ but praises IDF’s preparedness to go to war any time order is given
By ToI Staff
Defense Ministry Ombudsman Maj. Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Brick at a Knesset State Control Committee meeting in the Knesset, on December 12, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 26, 2018, 7:59 pm
Ombudsman claims public will pay heavy price for ‘cover-up’ of army preparedness
Defense Ministry’s Maj. Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Brick rejects assessments by Knesset, army panels that IDF prepared for war, calls for establishment of new independent committee
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Soldiers from the IDF Commando Brigade take part in a large-scale training exercise in November 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 26, 2018, 7:37 am
Backing Knesset committee, IDF comptroller says army in best shape in years
Report notes there are still a number of problems and that improvements must be made to ground forces, but rejects ombudsman’s repeated claims that military is unprepared for war
By ToI Staff
IDF soldiers seen near tanks at an army base near the border with the Gaza Strip, May 30, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 19, 2018, 8:31 pm
Knesset report finds IDF’s readiness has ‘significantly improved’ since 2014 war
Investigating ombudsman’s repeated claims of woeful state of preparedness for combat, MKs find problems exist, but rules army is in overall good shape
By ToI Staff
Soldiers from the IDF Commando Brigade simulate fighting the Hezbollah terror group, in northern Israel, in November 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 12, 2018, 3:14 pm
Defense Ministry ombudsman says IDF ground forces unprepared for war
Army acknowledges budget and personnel woes, tells lawmakers it has fixed most problems found by Maj. Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Brick
By ToI Staff
Former defense minister Avigdor Liberman right) addressing a conference in Netanya, November 22, 2018. (Screenshot)
November 22, 2018, 4:05 pm
Liberman: Army chief largely agrees with ombudsman that IDF not combat-ready
Former defense minister tells conference that Hamas ‘stronger than before 2014 Israel-Gaza war’ and that government policy will allow it to be ‘as powerful as Hezbollah’ in a year
By ToI Staff
IDF Ombudsman Yitzhak Brick poses with a copy of his annual report on May 28, 2017. (Defense Ministry)
November 21, 2018, 10:20 pm
Ombudsman fires fresh salvo in ongoing battle over IDF’s readiness for war
In letter to Knesset committee, Maj. Gen. (res) Brick says officers are ‘afraid’ to speak truthfully about military’s preparedness
By Judah Ari Gross
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