After the widespread uproar and reprimand he received from the Chief of Staff, IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari responded to the storm surrounding his criticism of the "Feldstein Law," apologizing for his remarks against the legislation in the Knesset.
"In my statement this evening in response to a question, I expressed myself in a manner that exceeded my authority as the IDF spokesperson, and for that, the Chief of Staff reprimanded me," wrote Hagari on social media. "The State of Israel is a democratic country, and the IDF is subordinate to the political echelon." "In the hundreds of statements and questions I have responded to since October 7th, I maintain a sense of statehood."
He further clarified that "the IDF conveys its position to the relevant parties on legislative matters through the established mechanisms for this purpose, and not in any other way."
Following the criticism: The Chief of Staff reprimanded the IDF Spokesperson
After his unusual criticism of the "Feldstein Law," the Chief of Staff reprimanded IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari, who, according to him, "exceeded his authority. The IDF does not criticize the legislator, but presents its position to the political echelon through the established mechanisms for this purpose."
As mentioned, during his statement to the media this evening, the IDF spokesperson was asked about the "Feldstein Law" that passed earlier today in a preliminary reading in the Knesset. "The IDF does not hide information from the political echelon, but operates under the political echelon for the security of the State of Israel," said the IDF spokesperson. "The document in question was accessible to the authorized parties in the Prime Minister's Office."
"The document was stolen from the IDF and transferred to a newspaper in Germany through a route that bypassed censorship, it was exposed to the enemy and harmed the security of the State of Israel," he added. "Regarding the law, it is dangerous for the IDF because it will create a situation where any junior officer in the IDF can, at their discretion, release documents from the IDF or intelligence information. It is a simple matter that will bring danger to human lives and the lives of fighters, and therefore it is dangerous to the IDF and the security of the state."