Netanyahu speaks about Kochavi appointment after cabinet meeting
By MAARIV ONLINEUpdated: NOVEMBER 25, 2018 14:01
"The appointment of Aviv Kochavi will be brought to the cabinet for approval today," said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "[Kochavi] is an outstanding and highly accomplished officer; full of innovation and new programs [for the IDF].""I am sure that this will raise the IDF to new heights and give us the ability to meet the same challenges as before." Netanyahu continued, "Thank you to Gadi Eisenkot for a dedicated and important service during a difficult period. We'll have a neat farewell."Eisenkot and Kochavi asked for a few more weeks for an orderly overlap. 15.01 The end of Eisenkot's term of office.