Growing Rift Between Netanyahu and Army Chief of Staff

Blame Zamir: Netanyahu's latest front in his war on responsibility, democracy

If the government pressure finally pushes Eyal Zamir to quit, it will just be another victory in the October 7 coalition’s campaign to deflect blame.

IDF chief Zamir says Netanyahu wants him out after rejecting Gaza takeover plan

Zamir says Netanyahu and his family are targeting him after he opposed the Gaza conquest. 'The IDF Chief of Staff understands exactly what is happening and will not put the military in the hands of Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz,' one source said

Growing rift between Netanyahu and army chief of staff

Deflecting responsibility no matter the damage to the IDF

By Yaakov Katz “The time of the Zamir has come.” That’s the verse from the second chapter of the Song of Songs, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quoted at the incoming ceremony for IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir back in March. In Hebrew, the word for “singing” in the verse is “zamir” – a convenient play on words for the new chief of staff, whose appointment, Netanyahu said at the time, signified a “new era” for the IDF. The warm r…