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Arutz Sheva: Retiring army ombudsman reveals IDF's 'deepest secret'
Yitzhak Brick asserts IDF is severely unprepared for war. 'If there's a war, the trauma of Yom Kippur will feel like a walk in the park.'
Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Brick, the IDF ombudsman who retired today, warned that the IDF is deliberately closing its eyes to its lack of preparedness for war.
"If there is a war, the trauma of Yom Kippur will be a walk in the park in comparison," Brick said in an interview with Kan 11.
He added, "We are building the army into a situation where it can give an answer to two threats: Lebanon and Gaza. There seems to have been a change in the Middle East, the Syrians have returned. The main threat that has not been taken into consideration is near us. Our army is built for a region-and-a-half. How do you build an army without taking changes in the Middle East into consideration? It's irresponsible at a national level."
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Update: Ex-IDF General Reveals Israeli Army's Deepest Secret (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: The Israel Army said last month that they have corrected the short-comings that Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Brick has pointed out in the past few months .... Defense Ministry ombudsman says IDF ground forces unprepared for war (Times of Israel). As to what is my take. If it is any consolation, I do not think Israel's enemies are ready for war either.