Eyal Zamir
Katz slams IDF chief Zamir: IDF inquiries and promotions must follow agreed process
Katz said the IDF is subordinate to decisions of the political echelon, headed by the prime minister, and that the defense minister’s role is to ensure those decisions are implemented.
Katz rejects appt of Col. (res.) Gitelman, claims he promoted draft dodging
Oct. 7 cm'tee not yet formed due to Zamir-Yadai tensions, Zamir calls for external investigation
IDF Chief Zamir appoints new head for probe into intel failures for 'Walls of Jericho' Hamas plot
IDF Chief of Staff Zamir to hold meeting over new commanders, contradicting Defense Minister Katz
Katz recommended suspending the discussions, arguing that they could resume only after the Defense Ministry comptroller reviews the probes from November.
IDF Chief Zamir orders further probe of Jenin incident of killing surrendered Palestinians
Zamir qualified that Bluth's probe could proceed only after the newly sworn-in Military Advocate General, Maj. Gen. Itay Offir, decides whether to indict the soldiers involved.
IDF chief to call investigation into military failures over Hamas's 'Walls of Jericho' raid plot
Eyal Zamir is reportedly set to select the new head of the special investigation team in the coming days, with the objective being to “examine everything in depth and independently.
Editor's Notes: Zamir faces painful reckoning as the IDF confronts failures, fragile leadership
A rare look inside the emotional and moral struggle facing IDF leaders after October 7 and the cost of true accountability.
Afraid of accountability, Israel’s government goes after its own generals - opinion
What Katz did to Zamir this week is not about professionalism, governance, or oversight. It is about keeping the spotlight on the IDF and away from the government.
Defense Minister Israel Katz is a strategic liability that Israel cannot afford - opinion
Israel's defense minister does not have the skills that his job demands. The kind of strategizing that Ben-Gurion, Eshkol, and Arens did in their jobs is beyond Katz’s abilities
In Israel's clash of politicians and generals, IDF holds the upper hand over government
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The defense minister's feud with his military chief reveals a distinctly Israeli tendency to take the military’s side when it clashes with the political echelon.
Grapevine November 28, 2025: A Latin American ally
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Smotrich calls for IDF chief's dismissal over feud, argues Trump 'would have fired him in a call'
Smotrich argues that in a democracy, the IDF chief must adhere to "basic codes" and cannot publicly attack elected officials, citing the US as an example of firm accountability.
New IDF chief lawyer Itay Offir sworn in, Israel Katz and Eyal Zamir attend closed ceremony
Katz, IDF chief duel over how Offir will do his job • Offir says he would uphold the law, wherever that would take him
'Courageous leadership required': Zamir seems to jab gov't at Ben-Gurion remembrance event
This came after clashing on Monday with Defense Minister Israel Katz over the October 7 probes after the move to reexamine the Turgeman committee report.
