Former Israeli Chief of Staff Dan Halutz stated in a program on Channel 12 in Israel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a “threat and enemy to national security” and should be arrested. Halutz’s remarks sparked a debate in Israel, prompting a written response from Netanyahu’s Likud party. The party defended Netanyahu, calling Halutz “the most unsuccessful chief of staff in the country’s history” and accusing him of inciting violence against the Prime Minister. Likud Party claimed that Halutz’s words do not represent the values on which the Israeli army, public opinion, and democracy are based, but rather represent a group of anarchists who yield to the enemy’s words. Halutz had previously stated that the “greatest victory in Gaza attacks could be achieved by removing Netanyahu from office.”