Netanyahu: Appointing Galant as IDF chief a wise move
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the defense minister's decision to appoint Major-General Yoav Galant as Israel's 20th IDF chief of staff, saying that "this is a wise move which will return the stability to the army."
Ministers Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and Yossi Peled welcomed the announcement. Vice Premier Moshe Yaalon asked, "Why the rush?" (Roni Sofer)