Bluth warned that Palestinians are forming 'popular guard committees' and defended policies meant to create 'awareness of an obstacle' – including eased open-fire regulations and economic pressure – while arguing Jewish settler violence poses a 'sociological' challenge to army control
01:57 AM • May 07 2026 IDT
A general is only a reflection of his community. Maj. Gen Avi Bluth, appointed in 2024 to lead Central Command, and with it the army forces in the West Bank, grew up in a settlement and his family still lives there, and attended pre-army academy in the settlement of Eli. His appointment – he is the first of his background to be appointed to the position – has shaped the change in Israel's policy in the West Bank. His appointment signaled an erasure of the artificial distinction between Gaza and the West Bank. And indeed, he has not disappointed.
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