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Lt. Gen. Eisenkot
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Eisenkot labels Syria IDF's 'biggest challenge' since Six Day War

IDF chief points to the presence of armed terror groups and Syria's lack of governance as challenges the IDF 'is dealing with today and will continue to deal with in the foreseeable future.'

IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, remarked Sunday that the biggest challenge facing the IDF since the 1967 Six-Day War is Syria.

 

 

Speaking at the opening of a display marking the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War at the Yitzhak Rabin Center, Eisenkot said "lack of governance (in Syria) and terrorist organizations pose future challenges that we are dealing with today and will continue to deal with in the foreseeable future."

 

Eisenkot and Barak during the presentation (Photo: Motti Kimchi) (Photo: Motti Kimchi)
Eisenkot and Barak during the presentation (Photo: Motti Kimchi)

 

Among others who attended the opening of the interactive display were veterans of the Six-Day War, their families, former prime minister Ehud Barak, Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron and family members of Yitzhak Rabin, who was chief of staff during the war.

 

Photo: Motti Kimchi (Photo: Motti Kimchi)
Photo: Motti Kimchi

 

According to Eisenkot, who examined a document from the end of Rabin's tenure as IDF chief of staff, "It was possible to learn what led to the achievement of the Six-Day War. The complexity and change of plans, the focused planning, the fighting spirit of the soldiers, the operational plans that underwent changes and most importantly, the sense of the capability of the commanders."

 

Interactive Six Day War display (Photo: Motti Kimchi) (Photo: Motti Kimchi)
Interactive Six Day War display (Photo: Motti Kimchi)

 

"The IDF's mission has not changed in the last 50 years: protect the country, ensure the existence of the country and allow our citizens to dream of normality that would allow the country to prosper and flourish," said Eisenkot.

  

Eisenkot and Dalia Rabin (Photo: Motti Kimchi) (Photo: Motti Kimchi)
Eisenkot and Dalia Rabin (Photo: Motti Kimchi)

 

Dalia Rabin, Yitzhak Rabin's daughter, said, "His actions and accomplishments are so deeply embedded, that they can never be forgotten. Jerusalem will forever remain a symbol of the victory of 'David vs. Goliath' and it is your victory, dad. We remember."

 


פרסום ראשון: 06.05.17, 15:54
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