In a rare moment of honesty, Dan Halutz, the IDF Chief of Staff attacked Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

During a conference of the Office of Trade and Industry in Be'er Sheva, Halutz said,

"There is no reason why my children should serve, but others won't serve at all."

The reference was clearly referring to the children of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

Olmert’s youngest son, Ariel, shirked his army duty entirely, while his older son is a member of Yesh Gvul, a left-wing organization that calls for soldiers to not follow orders.

There is no news of any response by PM Olmert to Chief of Staff Halutz’s rather personal attack.

It is suspected Olmert won’t respond as he previously declared he is “tired of fighting”. Presumably that also goes for his children.