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What Does “Phase Zero” Look Like for FIDF?
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What Does “Phase Zero” Look Like for FIDF?

You can’t rebuild trust with the same voices that lost it.

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Daniel Mael
Jul 10, 2025
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I first encountered Nadav Padan’s name in the chaotic days after October 7th, when Friends of the IDF began using him as a mouthpiece to silence criticism and prop up a manufactured narrative about battlefield readiness. As the organization’s National Director, Padan appeared in video briefings to assure donors that everything was under control—that eve…

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