President Reuven Rivlin told outgoing Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot of the Israel Defense Forces, Sunday evening, "You taught us strong, stable, responsible, quiet and considered use of military force. And, as we see in your ‘Gideon’ long-term plan, military thinking that is far-sighted and focused on the issues. You never, never caused panic."
Speaking at a farewell event for Eisenkot, Rivlin continued, "Every situation analysis, every evaluation from the opening assumptions until the final orders were brilliant and fascinating. With you, there is no such thing as shoddy work. Everything is checked and analyzed, done thoroughly and professionally.”