At first glance, it was difficult to understand the reason for the great uproar caused by the words of the commander of Division 98, Brigadier General Dan Goldfuss. He turned to leaders “from all sides”, asked them to “find time to listen to the heart of a warrior”, accepted (again) responsibility as a senior officer in the IDF “For and in the name of the commanders and fighters for “our resounding failure”, and asked, even expressed a longing, for some basic things: “to be worthy of us”, “to make sure that everyone takes part”, “that we do not return to October 6”, “to be united” and” push back extremism and embrace togetherness.” On the face of it, this is a rather silly and almost clichéd speech, in the spirit of the national slogan “Together we will win”, which does not mark any person, political position or institution.
But then the reactions came, and on a second reading of the things it became clear how brilliant a work of thought this speech is. Like an abstract work of art that each observer interprets in a completely different way, according to his personal world of images, attitudes, feelings and implications – so the reactions to a speech that does not mention anyone’s name teach much more about the responders than about the speaker and the content of his words. Was Goldfuss talking about Netanyahu himself who has not yet taken responsibility? Is it about his extremist partners from Otzma Yehudit and religious Zionism? Maybe even about the protesters against the government? On the ultra-orthodox who do not carry the burden? And perhaps specifically about his senior commanders in the army?
Even if Goldfuss, a brave warrior, was right in 100% of the things (and he wasn’t, for example, the Chief of Staff didn’t really take responsibility for his failures), he should still be dismissed. Just like if someone who was subordinate to him went to the media and attacked him Similarly, he would have been dismissed. Just like if his speech had been against the Chief of Staff, he would have been dismissed.…
Hello Yanon, as a reserve fighter who left Gaza yesterday and fought under the command of Dan Goldfuss, I have a message to convey to him. Goldfuss, I didn’t choose you, I would have preferred many other commanders than you, I followed you because you are the commander, don’t tell the elected officials what to do. “Keeping the extremism away” is most of the fighters and commanders who fought and fell under you.
Some of the prime minister’s close associates, for example, apparently saw the talk of taking responsibility as an injury to Netanyahu. Dr. Ran Bartz, for example, called for the impeachment of Goldfuss, on the grounds that he went against elected officials and violated basic democratic norms in government-army relations. “Sometimes you have to salute and dismiss at the same time,” Bartz wrote.
Yanon Magal came out against him in a slightly less violent style, tweeting letters he allegedly received warriors under the command of Goldfuss, Like this for example: “Goldfuss, I didn’t choose you, I would have preferred many other commanders than you. ‘Keeping the extremists away’ is the majority of the fighters and commanders who fought and fell under you.”
The politicians in uniform that led to the Simchat Torah massacre! Brigadier General Goldfuss’s political speech is the winning proof that the bureaucracy (rule by the officials) is only an executive branch of the Deep State, and that the consciousness of the lordship of the ‘elite’ in my own eyes, is what enables its existence. The real discourse of the 6.10, is that the ‘Brothers to Kiss’ organization (which we…
In a panel on Channel 14, Goldfuss was labeled as a “Deep State” agent. Other right-wing activists accused him of being a “Wexner Foundation graduate”, and that “It was the politicians in uniform who led the way To slaughter Simchat Torah”.
On the other hand, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, with his sharp senses, hastened to embrace Goldfus’s words, probably to keep them away from himself: “Tailor General Dan Goldfus is a fierce fighter. As he rushed forward in the fighting in Khan Yunis, so he rushes forward and expresses the true feeling of the warriors in the field, who demand from us to be worthy of the bravery, sacrifice and togetherness of the warriors. His words that come from the heart must enter the hearts of all of us,” he tweeted.
Brigadier General Dan Goldfuss is a brave warrior, and the type of commander that the IDF needs today more than ever. As he rushed forward in the fighting in Khan Yunis, so he rushes forward and expresses the true feeling of the warriors in the field who demand from us to be worthy of the bravery, sacrifice and togetherness of the warriors. This is not the time for clarifications and clarifications.
I salute Major General Dan Goldfuss and the IDF soldiers who risk their lives for the sake of the people of Israel and rightly expect unity in times of war. The order of the hour is unity in the people of Israel. We have enough enemies outside. Even if Goldfuss did not act perfectly, his words are accurate and I love him and support him
Nir Barkat, who in recent days has been making mild voices of opposition to Netanyahu, hastened to congratulate: “I salute Lieutenant General Dan Goldfuss and the soldiers of the IDF who risk their lives for the sake of the people of Israel and rightfully expect unity in times of war. Even if Goldfuss did not act perfectly, his words are accurate and I Love him and support him.”
The IDF has already announced that Goldfuss will be summoned to the Chief of Staff for clarification (this is not just for the sake of the record, the Chief of Staff did not like the officer’s independent and surprising step either). We bet that it will not end in impeachment, as some of those who see themselves hurt by the speech are accusing – maybe in a commanding remark or a rebuke. Goldfuss, whether one appreciates his step or thinks he crossed a line, here demonstrated courage even off the battlefield when he took this calculated risk.
We only have to join Goldfuss’s call for leaders to take responsibility, unite and reject extremism, and give our interpretation of the concept: extremism is to cancel the awarding of the Israel Prize just because one of the winners dared to criticize the government; It is extreme to be appointed a minister and to act with all one’s strength for political appointments from the pop-up; It is extreme to pass a corrupt and dangerous wartime state budget that sells the future of the middle class and the economy to preserve the coalition; It is extreme to act to appoint close associates of the Prime Minister’s family who lack relevant qualifications for critical positions in the rehabilitation of an entire region of Israel; This extreme when the ruling party and the prime minister Slandering the members of the professional investigation committee for the civil disaster the largest in the country’s history; This extreme when the chief rabbi of Israel Threatening a mass exodus from the country If yeshiva students are forced to enlist in the army; This extreme when the Minister of Internal Security Automatically comes to the defense of any police officer who shot at me even before the facts became clear and tries to undermine the legitimacy of the very investigation of the case by the police – and the examples are many more.
Goldfuss, an officer who has lived in the area for five months, must have recognized that all this extremism of our leaders is seeping into the battlefield, weakening the motivation of the fighters in the trenches, and endangering the operational competence of the IDF. He felt that he could no longer remain silent. Is anyone up there Are you really listening to him?
What else happened today?
1. From the revelations of the war: We depend on GPS technology more than we thought
2. The war drags on but life goes on and people are returning to buying apartments: those selling in January jumped by 33%
3. Have you waited six months for an appointment with a dentist at the health fund? Here are the reasons
4. Israeli cyber is hot: the three-year-old Israeli cyber startup company Ciara is about to become the newest high-tech unicorn
5. This is the week of Spotify: Neil Young returned to the platform after a two-year boycott, and now the company is opening a front against YouTube
6. And will the Americans really have to go through an accelerated withdrawal from Tik Tok soon?
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