IDF chief: I never believed commanders involved in forgery
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IDF chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Gabi Ashkenazi expressed satisfaction at the police announcement clearing from suspicion senior officials in the IDF and the Defense Ministry in the forging of the Galant document.
He noted he "not for once believed that any army commander was connected to the document." Ashkenazi nevertheless stated that the affair had caused great damage to the reputation of the IDF which he said should be repaired. (Hanan Greenberg)
