U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Israeli Lt. Gen Benny Gantz, right, chief of the Israeli general staff, render honors while participating in an arrival ceremony at the Kirya, an area that includes an Israeli military base, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug. 13, 2013. Dempsey is on a multiday trip to meet with his counterparts in Israel and Jordan. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
Egypt, Iran Top Dempsey's Agenda With Netanyahu in Israel -- Al-Monitor
US Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Israel yesterday, Aug. 12, for another visit. Last week, on Aug. 9, it was US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh who came for a four-day working visit. This marks Dempsey’s third visit to Israel since he became chairman of the Joint Chiefs. In 2012, he was here in October and January on what was said to be an American endeavor to dissuade Israel from its intentions to independently strike Iran’s nuclear installations.
At some point, someone has to count how many American chiefs of staff and generals have visited Israel since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was elected and took office in April 2009. Netanyahu’s election heralded Israel’s saber-rattling vis-à-vis Iran, turning top American defense officials into subtenants at the Ministry of Defense Headquarters in Tel Aviv as well as at the headquarters of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and at the Israeli defense establishment, serving as babysitters in what may look like a day-care center for particularly edgy and dangerous children.
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