 His statements were criticized by Zionist Union MK Eyal Ben-Reuven as well as Yesh Atid MK Elazar Stern, both former soldiers.Moti Almoz in response to criticism leveled at him for his statements regarding the incident, stated on 14 November that he had no regrets about denouncing Azaria.He defended the handling of the incident by senior IDF officers, claiming it couldn't have remained within the army.