Arie Egozi, Breaking Defense:
With relations between Washington and Jerusalem feeling shaky over the potential appointment of two controversial right-wing politicians to key security roles, the Israeli Defense Forces and US military this week sent a strong signal to shore up the mil-to-mil relationship between the two nations.
That’s the reason for the Dec. 5 visit to Washington by incoming Chief of the Israeli General Staff Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi, who met with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley. Halevi, who will officially take office in early January with a promotion to the rank of Lt. Gen., is the first incoming Israeli defense chief to visit DC for a formal meet and greet with his American counterpart before taking office in last least the last two decades.
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