The Southern Command is poised to broadcast Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's UN speech at the General Debate on Friday using loudspeaker systems mounted on trucks. Haaretz was the first to report this.
According to one source, the objective of the move is psychological warfare. A senior officer told the newspaper, "This is a crazy idea. Nobody understands what the military benefit is here." The military, when asked to comment, referred Haaretz to the Prime Minister's Office for a response.
The unusual request was received overnight from the Prime Minister's Office. The IDF has not confirmed the details and directs inquiries for response to Netanyahu's office.
Netanyahu is expected to deliver remarks at the UN Friday. His speech is expected to include "creative" elements, and Netanyahu can be assessed to try to provide a "show." However, the prime minister is not expected to announce Israel's practical response measures over the recent sweeping movement to recognize "Palestine" by some 150 UN member states.
The prime minister plans to take concrete steps, but will not do so before meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday. Another fundamental component, which Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer has emphasizes repeatedly, is that Israel cannot be the one publishing policy plans because whenever an initiative is labeled "Israeli," it is dead on arrival on the Arab street.
