Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has responded to Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon's (Likud) call for IDF commanders to say everything on their minds.
The Prime Minister's Office put out a statement noting that Netanyahu "completely supports the IDF, its commanders and soldiers. The Prime Minister is firm in his opinion that the comparison with Nazi Germany was an inappropriate statement, poorly timed and harmed Israel in the international arena."
It continued: "IDF commanders are free to say their opinions, in the relevant fora and on issues for which they are responsible. The IDF is the people's army and must keep out of political debates."