Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin sent an angrily-worded letter to Defense Minister Ehud Barak, instructing him to reverse his order directing IDF officers not to appear before Knesset Committees when invited to do so.

Rivlin called on Barak to take corrective actions after receiving complaints from chairmen of Knesset committees, complaining IDF officers and representatives simply do not appear before Knesset committees, explaining that are ordered not to do so by “the minister”.

Rivlin added that by prohibiting officers from appearing before Knesset committees, Barak is interfering with the Knesset in overseeing IDF operations.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)