Yediot Aharonot and Haaretz heralded Chomsky as a great mind and proclaimed hysterically that therefusal to allow him to enter the country marked the end of Israeli democracy and the start of a slide into fascism.
Ashkenazi has taken great pride in his consistent refusal to prepare the IDF to launch a preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear facilities against the expressed wishes of Netanyahu and Barak.