Israeli citizens held positions in the Georgian military during the conflict with Russia.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Sources from 2008 report Israeli trainers and security companies working with the Georgian army during the war, and describe Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili as a former Israeli. This supports the core claim, but the sources do not establish that these people held formal positions in the military or that Kezerashvili was a current Israeli citizen.
What was said
… Like everything else, the American press coverage was laughable, pretty much the same kind of slogan earing as I do in Ukraine. Georgia was done so quickly, they really couldn't do that. In the Georgian case, you had Israeli citizens, um, running the, um, the military. The Defense Secretary was, for example. Um, but yes, especially the Second Chechen War. Um, and, you know, yes, the Wahhabis from Saudi Arabia and Sudan, they were not popular. Um, um, and, you know, so they brought in the anti-alcoholic stuff. Yeah, they were Islamic. …
The Pete Quiñones Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Estimated numbers of Israeli trainers attached to the Georgian army ranged from 100 to 1,000, according to a 2008 report.[1]
Supports. Israeli security companies were reported to be training the Georgian army, and an Israeli reservist involved in the training was quoted describing counter-terrorism and house-to-house fighting instruction.[2]
Supports. Israeli special forces and private contractors were reported to have trained Georgian troops.[3]
Supports. Georgia's defense minister, Davit Kezerashvili, was described as a former Israeli who is fluent in Hebrew, which is consistent with the post's 'Defense Secretary' example.[1][4]
Context. The sources do not address whether Kezerashvili or the Israeli trainers held Israeli citizenship during the conflict, nor whether trainers held formal military positions rather than advisory or contractor roles.[2][4]
Sources
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- 1Israel of the Caucasusarabamericannews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2[PDF] Israel Wants to Avoid Taking Sides in Georgia-Russia Conflict - INSSinss.org.il · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Georgia–Israel relations - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4War in Georgia: The Israeli connectionynetnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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