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Topic: Moshe Kaplinsky

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		Moshe Kaplinsky, or Director-General of the Defense Ministry, Maj. Gen.
		Moshe Kaplinsky is the natural candidate to inherit Halutz's post at the end of his term.
		Kaplinsky, who started his roll as deputy chief of staff in March 2005, is considered a highly valued officer both within the IDF and among the political echelons.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3353321,00.html (626 words)

	Moshe Kaplinsky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As head of Central Command, Kaplinski was an ex officio member of the IDF general staff; he oversaw, inter alia, area commanders for the northern and southern parts of the West Bank (referred to as Samaria and Judea, respectively).
		Kaplinski is a veteran of the Golani Brigade.
		Kaplinski has a BA in economics and business management from Bar-Ilan University and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moshe_Kaplinsky (254 words)

	Lebanon: Assessing the IDF’s Performance, August 14, 2006
		Moshe Kaplinsky, as his “special representative” or “delegate” to the Northern Command fighting the war.
		Moshe Kaplinsky, as his “personal representative” at Northern Command, thus seemingly suggesting a lack of confidence in the Northern Commander, Maj. Gen.
		The dispatch of Kaplinsky to the north as Halutz’ personal representative is being explained as a technical or administrative move but will certainly be seen, within the IDF and within Israel generally, as a sign of faltering confidence in Adam.
	www.theestimate.com /public/081406.html (2355 words)

	www.smh.com.au - Infantry hero with fearsome reputation advances to the fray (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When the elite reconnaissance unit to which General Kaplinsky once belonged suffered heavy losses in the early stages of this campaign, the defeat was mocked in a speech by the head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, who claimed that victory against the "elite Golani forces" had damaged the army's morale.
		The decision this week by the Israeli Defence Force's chief of staff, Lieutenant-General Dan Halutz, to promote General Kaplinsky, his deputy, was announced on the eve of the Government's approval of a plan to expand the ground invasion of southern Lebanon.
		The appointment of General Kaplinsky was an attempt to replace a desk general with a field general, said Dr Eviathar Ben-Zedeff, a former infantryman and a fellow at the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism.
	www.smh.com.au /text/articles/2006/08/10/1154803027500.html (509 words)

	DEBKAfile - Chief of staff appoints his deputy Maj.-Gen Moshe Kaplinsky as personal representative in the IDF’s ...
		DEBKAfile’s military sources add: Notwithstanding the official denials, this step is a manifestation of dissatisfaction on the part of chief of staff, Lt-Gen Dan Halutz, with the conduct of the war and his lack of confidence in the IDF’s northern command’s ability to carry the campaign forward without on-location supervision.
		As former OC Central Command, Kaplinsky’s forte is the disposition of ground forces.
		Kaplinsky needs to pull off the feat the late Moshe Dayan managed in 1967 on the eve of the Six-Day War – to pick up in short order the Israeli army’s once-acclaimed capabilities as a limber, versatile, fast-moving, innovative force that is crowned with success.
	www.debka.com /headline.php?hid=3076 (550 words)

	Arutz Sheva - Israel National News
		Maj.Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky will be taking his new position at the end of March, as Dan Halutz, the current deputy, goes on leave before assuming his new post of Chief of Staff in June.
		Born in Gedera, Kaplinsky, 48, is married with two children and holds an MBA from Tel Aviv University.
		Earlier in his career, Kaplinsky was a commander in an elite unit of the Golani brigade, one of the IDF’s toughest combat units.
	www.israelnationalnews.com /news.php3?id=77712 (226 words)

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		Kaplinsky estimates Syria won't join forces with Hizbullah should another war break out in the north but would support the Lebanese terror group by transferring arms and intelligence
		Speaking at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Weinberg Founders Conference, Kaplinsky said one of the lessons learned from last summer's war in the north was that soldiers must be given clear objectives.
		Kaplinsky said support for Hizbullah among south Lebanon's Shiite population has decreased.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3462015,00.html (400 words)

	CBC News In Depth: Middle East in Crisis
		Kaplinsky was wounded early in the fighting, but later returned to the war.
		Kaplinsky was a close associate Ariel Sharon, who was replaced as Israel's prime minister after a stroke sent him into a coma in January 2006.
		Kaplinsky left the post to take over the Central Command in August 2002, at the height of the intefadeh, the second Palestinian uprising against Israel in the disputed territories.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/middleeast-crisis/key-players.html (3762 words)

	Middle East Institute: Perspective
		Replacing a military commander, particularly a senior one, in the midst of a campaign is rare, and almost invariably shows a serious lack of confidence in the commander's ability.
		Chief of Staff Dan Halutz expresses total faith in the IDF command in general and the Northern Command in particular, and especially in the commander of the Northern Command." The Northern Command’s chief, Maj. Gen.
		Kaplinsky, it should be noted, is an infantryman, a former commander of the elite Golani Brigade, and his increased role suggests the primary concern may be the performance of the Army in the ground campaign.
	www.mideasti.org /articles/doc553.html (898 words)

	israelinsider: security: In controversial move, head of IDF northern command is pushed aside mid-war
		Kaplinsky was appointed as the "personal representative" of Chief of Staff Lt. Gen.
		IDF sources cited by Haaretz said Kaplinsky's role would be to coordinate land, air and sea operations in case of a widescale offensive.
		But the move was generally interpreted as putting Kaplinsky, as the Chief of Staff's right-hand-man, in charge of the belated large-scale offensive expected to be approved tomorrow by Israel's cabinet.
	web.israelinsider.com /Articles/Security/9103.htm (1076 words)

	United Jerusalem - - Week in Review -- 12/9/2006 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But Kaplinsky, who said that he based this assessment on information obtained by the defense establishment, declined to give a more specific time frame, noting that analysts worldwide disagree on precisely when this will happen.
		Kaplinsky, who was speaking at a conference of mayors that took place on Kibbutz Ma´aleh Hahamisha, said that a nuclear Iran would constitute an existential threat to Israel.
		Iran, he added, has made a strategic decision to obtain nuclear weapons capability, and all of its maneuvering with the international community is aimed solely at buying time to achieve this goal.
	www.unitedjerusalem.org /index2.asp?id=852291 (378 words)

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		That is the true meaning of the decision to send Deputy Chief of Staff Moshe Kaplinsky to serve as the halutz 'Representative' at Northern Command Headquarters from where the war against Hezbollah is being waged.
		Kaplinsky, considered to be one of the IDF's top infantry commanders, will obviously be calling the shots now although the OC of Northern Command officially remains in his post.
		General Kaplinsky has a lot of Lebanese combat experience under his belt - his appointment indicates that ground operations will now be stepped up to root out the terrorists.
	www.isracast.com /Articles/Article.aspx?ID=155 (460 words)

	israelinsider: politics: Six Officers protesting expulsion plans to be dismissed
		Moshe Yaalon, said after the letter was delivered last week that they had no place in the military.
		Moshe Kaplinski, the top commander in the West Bank, informed them they were being thrown out of the army.
		When the officers refused to back down, Kaplinski decided "to dismiss them from their jobs and from any other officer position for an unlimited time," the army said in a statement.
	web.israelinsider.com /Articles/Politics/4777.htm (669 words)

	In talks with officials, PM names Gantz, Ashkenazi and Kaplinsky as candidates for IDF chief - Haaretz - Israel News
		Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's preferences are less clear, but he is thought to favor Deputy Chief of Staff Moshe Kaplinsky.
		Tensions between the two ministers were already visible on Wednesday night, after Olmert's office announced that the prime minister intended to lead the process of choosing a new chief of staff.
		Kaplinsky and Ganz are directly responsible for the debacle in Le
	www.haaretz.com /hasen/spages/814786.html (1458 words)

	Israpundit » Blog Archive » In Surprise Move, Israel Puts New General at Lebanon Front
		Sharon promoted General Kaplinsky to head of the central command, the area that includes the heart of the country and the West Bank.
		In this role, General Kaplinsky oversaw the erection of the security barrier that separates most of Israel from the territory in the West Bank it won in the 1967 war.
		While General Kaplinsky is replacing a man widely seen as a scapegoat, he is not without blame for the failures of the first weeks of the war.
	www.israpundit.com /2006/?p=2256 (859 words)

	IsraelBehindTheNews.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		More recently, the Chief of Staff appointed Major General Moshe Kaplinsky as his personal representative on the Northern Front, which meant effectively that he had relieved Major General Udi Adam of his command.
		This means not only that the Chief of Staff was unhappy with the conduct of the war, but also the government of Israel failed to achieve the political military goals it had designated.
		According to Tocqueville's interpretation, the new appointment of Moshe Kaplinsky should represent the beginning of this healthy process in the Israel Defense Forces.
	israelvisit.co.il /cgi-bin/friendly.pl?url=Aug-11-06!word (608 words)

	Moshe Kaplinsky - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
		El Comandante General Moshe Kaplinski (nacido en 1957), es Subdirector de las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel.
		Como jefe del comando central, Kaplinski fue un miembro del personal ex oficiales de las FDI; él supervisó, entre otras cosas, a comandantes del área norte y sur de Cisjordania (denominados Samaria y Judea, respectivamente).
		Kaplinski tiene un BA en Economía y Negocios de la Universidad de Bar-Ilan y un MBA de la Universidad de Tel Aviv.
	es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moshe_Kaplinsky (229 words)

	Israeli general says Lebanon offensive will last weeks - Africa & Middle East - International Herald Tribune
		Moshe Kaplinsky, Israel's deputy chief of staff, told Israel Radio that the army needed more time to complete "very clear goals." He added: "The fighting in Lebanon will end within a few weeks.
		On Monday, General Kaplinsky told a reporter that Israel thought it would have another week before international pressure built up enough to work out an enforceable cease-fire.
		Israel and the United States have reacted skeptically to a call on Monday by Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain and Secretary General Kofi Annan of the United Nations for an international force in southern Lebanon to end the fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militia, which continued for a seventh deadly day.
	www.iht.com /articles/2006/07/18/africa/web.0718mideastsection.php (1772 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Israel replaces commander
		The change came as Israel's top security officials were set to meet today to consider an expansion of the ground offensive in Lebanon, a move called for by several commanders.
		Moshe Kaplinsky, deputy chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, was named "to coordinate the Israeli army's operations in Lebanon," according to a statement.
		But some Israeli TV reports described the arrival of Kaplinsky, who had previously commanded Israeli forces in the West Bank and Lebanon, as "an impeachment" and said it was the first time since 1973 that the top command had been reshuffled during a war.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2003184982_mideast09.html (862 words)

	Crosswalk.com
		In another sign of reinvigoration, Israel's Army chief Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz appointed his deputy, Maj.-Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky, to coordinate air, sea and land operations.
		Kaplinsky's promotion is seen as a slap for Maj.-Gen. Udi Adam, the head of the northern command, who critics say is not moving fast enough or producing solid results on the ground in Lebanon.
		Kaplinsky is a veteran of earlier battles in Lebanon.
	www.crosswalk.com /news/1414008.html?view=print (901 words)

	In Surprise Move, Israel Puts New General at Lebanon Front - August 10, 2006 - The New York Sun
		TEL AVIV, Israel — Meet Major General Moshe Kaplinsky, one of the architects of Israel's successful campaigns against Palestinian Arab terror cells.
		In a surprising move, General Halutz named his deputy, General Kaplinsky, as his personal representative to oversee an Israeli military push to the Litani River.
		With the Jewish state facing the unwelcome and unprecedented prospect of a defeat in Lebanon, General Kaplinsky's promotion could be a morale boost for the Israeli people and its military.
	www.nysun.com /article/37695 (428 words)

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