Yedioth Ahronoth has learned that in closed talks last week, Lieberman told IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot: "If soldiers have free time, let them help Holocaust survivors or the needy, charity begins at home."
Lieberman was visiting the Education Corp's training base, Havat HaShomer, in the Galilee. He was joined by Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Yair Golan and Chief Education Officer Brig. Gen. Avner Paz-Tzuk.
The minister spoke at length about educating IDF soldiers. He stressed that nothing has changed in the IDF's central roles in protecting the homeland and serving as a melting pot: "Nobody has cancelled the order to be a melting pot.
No multiculturalism. We've seen the result of multiculturalism in Belgium.The condition for the existence of the Jewish people and the State of Israel is an army of the people. We won't lend any help to ideas like multiculturalism and a professional army. The IDF must remain at maximal consensus. There were disagreements about my approach and my perception, and I was shocked to see the IDF deal with controversial things. I'm talking about infiltrators.
"First of all, they came here illegally, and this is the most controversial topic in Israeli society, and it's not possible that it's what the IDF is dealing with. The IDF must remain the army of the people, and the draft for all is the basis of the army of the people."
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