The Almagor association of terror-victim organizations filed a petition Sunday asking the High Court of Justice to block the appointment of a new IDF Chief of General Staff until the Winograd Report is released in early March.

Attorney Naftali Werzberger filed the petition on behalf of the organization, saying, ?“Appointment of a chief of staff now means ignoring the conclusions of the committee that have not yet been published.?”

The government-appointed Winograd Commission is charged with investigating the mismanagement of last summer?’s war in Lebanon. Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz began his testimony before the commission Sunday morning.