Maj.-Gen. Udi Adam Resigns: Will He Be Example for Evil Troika to Do Likewise?

OC Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Udi Adam Resigns

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Over a month after the war with Hizbullah ended, OC Northern Command, Maj.-Gen. Udi Adam handed in his letter of resignation to IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz on Wednesday. Halutz accepted the letter and agreed that Adam would complete his term as head of the army in the North in the near future and as quickly as possible.

Sources close to Adam said the general made the decision to resign about a month ago, but delayed stepping down from his post until after “the last IDF soldier returned from Lebanon,” Maariv reported Wednesday. The sources said Adam wanted to set a personal example by refusing to take part in power struggles going on in the defense establishment.

Reservists: Olmert, Peretz, Halutz Should Quit Too

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The reservists called the resignation ‘an act of leadership’ and said that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Amir Peretz and IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz should follow Adam’s example in taking responsibility for the war and resign.”

Ben-Eliezer: Halutz Should Go

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“‘I salute leaders who follow the beautiful tradition of responsibility in the IDF. That’s the character of the IDF. They do not look for who’s guilty. They say I am responsible, I was there and all the responsibility is mine,’ he added. He said he ‘expects the chief of staff, whom I greatly respect, to say ‘I am responsible’ and leave the IDF.'”

Initial War Probe: Gov’t Failed to Protect Israel

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“Labor MK Ami Ayalon stated that the government failed to protect Israel’s citizens. The government did not understand the fact that Israel was facing a new security situation. The report pointed out that no formal meeting specifically examining a possible evacuation of northern residents was held, and that the government had not adhered to Israel’s emergency protocol.”