In response to the government\'s decisions, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Sha’ul Mofaz expressed this morning his strong opposition to the government\'s decisions. An unprecedented official statement by the IDF Spokesman expressed the Chief of Staff\'s objections to a withdrawal from the Hevron hills. Mofaz and the army also object to the granting of any benefits to the Arab population in Yesha (Judea and Samaria) that might impede the provision of security to Israeli citizens and soldiers.
Arutz-7 correspondent Haggai Huberman said, \"Mofaz truly took an unprecedented step in releasing an official objection to a government decision... In addition, he also said that he is not against the easing of restrictions on Palestinians in civilian matters, but only against those that could lead to security dangers. The problem is of course how to define the difference between those two… It is clear from the army\'s two statements today [the second one deals with the killing of a wanted terrorist - see below - who the army noted was released from Palestinian prison in time for him to attempt to organize another suicide terrorist attack] that the army is clearly unhappy with the PA\'s performance in security matters and with the Israeli gestures being made towards the PA.\"
Arutz-7 correspondent Haggai Huberman said, \"Mofaz truly took an unprecedented step in releasing an official objection to a government decision... In addition, he also said that he is not against the easing of restrictions on Palestinians in civilian matters, but only against those that could lead to security dangers. The problem is of course how to define the difference between those two… It is clear from the army\'s two statements today [the second one deals with the killing of a wanted terrorist - see below - who the army noted was released from Palestinian prison in time for him to attempt to organize another suicide terrorist attack] that the army is clearly unhappy with the PA\'s performance in security matters and with the Israeli gestures being made towards the PA.\"