Date : 6/14/2018 5:03:31 PM
From : "Karina Yossef Hay"
To : "COSTANTINI Bruno"
Cc : "eumedafr" , "Millitaryattache- Embassy of Israel- Paris" , ismo.office@gmail.com, idosoceanu@mail.gov.il, "Millitaryattache-sec2- Embassy of Israel- Paris"
Subject : Re: doctrine and Lessons Learned WG proposed in Israel in June

​Hello,

I am checking the availability of the Head of the Doctrine and Training Division, BG Aloni, as well as that of the Doctrine Branch, who will be the professional host of the visit. ​

I will get back to you with the dates as soon as I can.


Karina


International Cooperation Desk
International Affairs Branch
Ground Forces, IDF

On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 5:30 PM, COSTANTINI Bruno <bruno.costantini@diplomatie.gouv.fr> wrote:

Ophir,

 

I come back to you about this visit.

As you know it was requested from both sides during last Staff Talks in Paris, so if we plan to make it happen we need to make it clean since the beginning this time …

 

I suggest to plan this visit with BGR FACON and 2 of his officers well after the summer and the Jewish holidays period. So I recommend second part of October. His matters of interest remain the same : training of senior officers and doctrine

 

So could you tell me :

- if it makes sense to you and we can go ahead ?

- if the period is suitable according to you and would his counterpart be available ?

 

If both are ok for you I tell the General’s staff to book this slot so that we can make it happen.

 

Best regards.

 

Col Bruno COSTANTINI

Attaché de défense

Tel Aviv

Tel ( 00972) (0) 505481018

 

 

De : COSTANTINI Bruno [mailto:bruno.costantini@diplomatie.gouv.fr]
Envoyé : jeudi 31 mai 2018 15:47
À : 'eumedafr'
Cc : 'Millitaryattache- Embassy of Israel- Paris'; 'IDF.GFinternational@gmail.com'; 'ismo.office@gmail.com'; 'idosoceanu@mail.gov.il'; 'Millitaryattache-sec2- Embassy of Israel- Paris'; 'Karina Yossef Hay'


Objet : RE: doctrine and Lessons Learned WG proposed in Israel in June

 

Dear All,

 

Unfortunately we understand that it was too complicated for you to organize this visit at that time and due to the fact General FACON has a lot to do he could not wait any longer to get a firm agenda.

This visit is postponed to a further date.

 

Cordialement.

 

Col Bruno COSTANTINI

Attaché de défense

Tel Aviv

Tel ( 00972) (0) 505481018

 

 

De : eumedafr [mailto:eumedafr@mail.idf.il]
Envoyé : mercredi 16 mai 2018 10:36
À : COSTANTINI Bruno
Cc : 'Millitaryattache- Embassy of Israel- Paris'; IDF.GFinternational@gmail.com; ismo.office@gmail.com; idosoceanu@mail.gov.il; Millitaryattache-sec2- Embassy of Israel- Paris
Objet : RE: doctrine and Lessons Learned WG proposed in Israel in June

 

Hello sir,

 

We have forwarded your concern to both GF as well as IDF Colleges. The GF are taking care of the visit including the colleges schedule. Both of the officers taking care of the delegation are CC in this mail.

 

The GF are working on the schedule in order to make the visit efficient and fruitful.

 

Sincerely,

 

LT Ophir Ushpiz

Deputy Head of EUMED Desk, ICU

Tel: 03-7407559

Cel: 050-2203712

 

 

 

From: COSTANTINI Bruno <bruno.costantini@diplomatie.gouv.fr>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 8:48 AM
To: eumedafr <eumedafr@mail.idf.il>
Cc: 'Millitaryattache- Embassy of Israel- Paris' <millitaryattache@PARIS.MFA.GOV.IL>
Subject: RE: doctrine and Lessons Learned WG proposed in Israel in June

 

Good morning,

 

Is this mail address still active ? Who am I supposed to address ?

 

Cordialement.

 

Col Bruno COSTANTINI

Attaché de défense

Tel Aviv

Tel ( 00972) (0) 505481018

 

 

De : COSTANTINI Bruno [mailto:bruno.costantini@diplomatie.gouv.fr]
Envoyé : lundi 14 mai 2018 14:33
À : 'eumedafr@mail.idf.il'
Cc : 'Defence Attache'
Objet : TR: doctrine and Lessons Learned WG proposed in Israel in June

 

Dear Ophir,

 

I request officially your help in sorting out this issue of the coming visit of the French Army  lessons learned / Doctrine / training Chief BGR FACON.

So far IDF Army helped us in preparing the visit, which is part of the  cooperation plan we adopted officially 22nd of April and which has been planned for the last 3 years, but we are still facing some serious shortcoming I already told you about and now we need to face them or cancel once again this planned visit :

- the slot the general identified is 19-20th June but so far only 20 June is concerned with the proposed “agenda” (see email below)

- the general is responsible for LL and doctrine and therefore it’s fine he will have a meeting with Doctrine Branch but he is also responsible for training of high ranking officers ( MAJ & LTC) through Army  Staff College and we requested a meeting regarding this topic however I understand it is not part of your Army business so far we received nothing about this.

Since the beginning of the preparation for this meeting I told you “Army is great but should not be the only point of contact”…here we are, I need now a point of contact for training of high ranking officers.

- BGR FACON is on a real senior position, he will soon be a Major General, we request a formal meeting with a general officer from IDF who has more or less the same kind of responsibilities.

 

Cordialement.

 

Col Bruno COSTANTINI

Attaché de défense

Tel Aviv

Tel ( 00972) (0) 505481018

 

 

De : Karina Yossef Hay [mailto:idf.gfinternational@gmail.com]
Envoyé : mardi 8 mai 2018 10:36
À : PEYRONNET ARNAUD; COSTANTINI Bruno
Objet : Re: doctrine and Lessons Learned WG proposed in Israel in June

 

Hello,

 

We don't have the schedule as of yet, but will forward it as soon as it has been completed (closer to the date of arrival). 

 

The host of the visit will be LTC Tzach Moshe, Head of the Doctrine Branch. 

 

 

Have a nice day,

 

Rachael Stern

 


International Cooperation Desk

International Affairs Branch

Ground Forces, IDF

 

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 10:38 AM, PEYRONNET ARNAUD <arnaud.peyronnet@diplomatie.gouv.fr> wrote:

Hi,

So I understand you’re only available the 20th for the WG. Could you already give us a draft agenda for this WG and a list of the IDF ground forces people attending it ?

Thank you,

Regards,

Arnaud

 

Commander Arnaud Peyronnet

Deputy Defense Attaché

French Embassy – Tel Aviv

Office : +972 3 520 83 32

Mobile : +972 506 582 483

Fax : +972 3 520 83 38

 

De : Karina Yossef Hay [mailto:idf.gfinternational@gmail.com]
Envoyé : dimanche 6 mai 2018 17:59
À : COSTANTINI Bruno
Cc : PEYRONNET ARNAUD
Objet : Re: doctrine and Lessons Learned WG proposed in Israel in June

 

Good afternoon, 

 

After checking again the possibility of conducting the activity with reference to your dates proposal, it will be possible to conduct the professional of the visit day on the 20th of June. Unfortunately, the host will not be available at any other time. 

 

 

Best regards,

 

LT Ofek Hirshenzon 

GF International Desk

+972 542225367

 

 

 

 

 

On Wed, 2 May 2018 at 10:08 COSTANTINI Bruno <bruno.costantini@diplomatie.gouv.fr> wrote:

Good morning Karina,

 

Sorry to harass you in some way regarding this topic but we really need to have some hints from your side as soon as possible :

- as per the cooperation plan this visit by Ground forces chief doctrine has been scheduled for quite a while

- now is the time to decide whether we want /can do it in the proposed time frame

-  General FACON being a general officer he is really very very busy and therefore we need to plan his agenda well in advance, if you tell us “no” he will be able to be engaged somewhere else, but we need to do it now

- so if it is doable for you we keep on preparing it , if not we postpone it and we re-plan it for September/October

 

As I already mentioned several times to Ophir also we (France) are never pissed off with a “no” answer but are really annoyed with no answer…which does not enable us to plan anything.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Best regards.

 

Col Bruno COSTANTINI

Attaché de défense

Tel Aviv

Tel ( 00972) (0) 505481018

 

 

De : PEYRONNET ARNAUD [mailto:arnaud.peyronnet@diplomatie.gouv.fr]
Envoyé : lundi 23 avril 2018 15:52
À : 'Karina Yossef Hay'
Cc : 'PEYRONNET ARNAUD'
Objet : doctrine and Lessons Learned WG proposed in Israel in June
Importance : Haute

 

Hi Karina,

Please find below some information from our side regarding the doctrine and Lessons Learned WG proposed in Israel in June (week 25):

-          FR delegation:

o   Brig-Gen FACON (head of doctrine and LL branch);

o   Col AUBOIN (doctrine)

o   Lt-Col JOUSSEN (LL)

o   Maj NERICH (LL)

-          Topics suggested from our side : battle field information new technologies, LL from Iraq operations (urban warfare)

-          Agenda of the visit:

o   1st option:

§  Arrival Sunday 17/06

§  Visit of Golan heights the 18/06

§  Visit of Jerusalem the 19/06

§  20/06: Working group in Tel Aviv

§  Flight back to France either 20/06 evening or 21/06 early morning

o   2nd option

§  Arrival Monday 18/06

§  Visit of Jerusalem 19/06

§  20/06: Working group in Tel Aviv

§  Flight back to France either 20/06 evening or 21/06 early morning

Let me know what you think or what is possible from your side.

Best regards,

Arnaud

 

Commander Arnaud Peyronnet

Deputy Defense Attaché

French Embassy – Tel Aviv

Office : +972 3 520 83 32

Mobile : +972 506 582 483

Fax : +972 3 520 83 38

 

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International Cooperation Desk
International Affairs Branch
Ground Forces, IDF