Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid responded to the quarrel between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ya'alon, over Ya’alon’s call to IDF officers to voice their opinions even when they contradict the views of the political system.
"Bogie is right," Lapid wrote on Facebook. “The IDF is the most moral army in the world, but only because it conducts an ongoing, open and brave debate one the values and dilemmas that it faces. Officers may err sometimes, but we are better off with officers who make mistakes than with officers who do not ask themselves moral questions.”
“The power of the IDF is not because of its weapons, but because of the people behind it. From its values, its spirit, its ability to investigate itself. It's our biggest advantage over our enemies and we must preserve it,” added Lapid.