‘Public not ready for religious IDF chief

Pictures of all former Israel Defense Forces deputy chief of staffs hang on the wall of Major-General Yair Naveh’s office. Among them you’ll find Yitzhak Rabin, Ehud Barak, Shaul Mofaz and others. Most of them went on to become the IDF chief.

When Naveh leaves office, his picture will be added to the wall too, with the same serious expression reserved for official photos, but also with a skullcap on his head – which none of his predecessors had.