MK Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home) strongly criticized the chief of staff's decision not to appoint Brig. Gen. Ofer Vinter as commander of the division.
"If I were Ofer Vinter I would take off my uniform and go to civilian life. A system that does not know how to appreciate him is not worthy of him. In civilian life they will undoubtedly know how to appreciate his qualities and adopt them, and he can contribute greatly to the state and the people in any framework he chooses and leave dust to the politicians in the army, that want to leave the General Staff table empty of kippot. "