10/20/2009 Shamni Uses Military Ceremony to call on Haredim to Serve By Yechiel Spira
Shamni Uses Military Ceremony to Call on Chareidim to Serve
October 20, 2009
Using the forum to express his opinion on a number of issues, outgoing IDF Central District Commander Major-General Gadi Shamni was full of praise for the soldiers of the Netzach Yehuda unit, known more commonly as Nachal Chareidi. He added the project has proven itself and the unit is a success, calling to continue enlisting members of the chareidi community into the IDF, expressing satisfaction over the performance of its soldiers, now an integral part of the IDF infantry operations.
During his address on Monday, Shamni also made reference to the hilltop youth, without mentioning them by name, as well as extremist members of the settler community, the command he was leaving.
Shamni spoke at the ceremony held in IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Gabi Ashkenazi’s office, in the presence of Defense Minister Ehud Barak and other senior officials. Shamni’s next assignment is one signaling he remains in good standing with senior decision-makers, as he is the next IDF military attaché to Washington, DC
