Israeli Finance Ministry freezes pension to scandal-embroiled former military advocate general
Israel’s Finance Ministry put on ice a decision to transfer pension payments to a former IDF military advocate general dismissed from the army, under investigation and embroiled in controversy. The news came to light when the ex-MAG’s private attorney complained that her client hadn’t received her money.The ministry’s accountant general, Michal Abadi-Boyanjo, stopped the decision by IDF chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, to allow the former MAG, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, to receive her military pension.The sums involved are reportedly in the millions of shekels.Upon receiving the complaint about the non-payment from Yerushalmi’s attorney, Zamir sent a message to the accountant general demanding the money’s release. “The decision is within my authority,” he said, according to Ynet on Thursday.The accountant general was unmoved. She informed Zamir that the Finance Ministry was examining the reasonableness of his decision given the large sums involved and the fact that an…
Israel's Finance Ministry has frozen pension payments to former Military Advocate General (MAG) Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who was dismissed from the army and is under investigation. The decision by the ministry's accountant general, Michal Abadi-Boyanjo, overrides an order from IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir to release the funds. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stated, "There is no reason in the world for her to receive even a single shekel from the State of Israel until a definitive resolution in the criminal proceedings." Tomer-Yerushalmi was dismissed for her role in leaking a video related to the Sde Teiman Affair, which involved allegations of sexual abuse against a Gazan detainee by IDF reservists. The leak, intended to counter criticism against military law enforcement, was described by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "perhaps the most severe public relations attack the State of Israel has experienced since its establishment." An investigation into Tomer-Yerushalmi's actions is ongoing.
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