TEL AVIV? FEBRUARY 15: New Israeli Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, (L) reads a document during his first General Staff meeting after his appointment on February 15, 2007 in Tel Aviv. Ashkenazi, a former infantry general, was installed yesterday as Israel's new Chief of Staff, taking on the task of restoring confidence in the armed forces after last year's war in Lebanon. Getty Images logo Getty Images 64 months ago

TEL AVIV? FEBRUARY 15: New Israeli Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, (L) reads a document during his first General Staff meeting after his appointment on February 15, 2007 in Tel Aviv. Ashkenazi, a former infantry general, was installed yesterday as Israel's new Chief of Staff, taking on the task of restoring confidence in the armed forces after last year's war in Lebanon.

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