Reservists against overhaul block an entrance to military HQ in Tel Aviv

Protesters against the judicial overhaul block an entrance to the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv.

The group from the Brothers and Sisters in Arms reservist group use plastic tubing on their arms to make it harder for law enforcement to remove them.

Many reservists — who are a key part of the army’s routine activities, including in top units — have been warning in recent months they will not be able to serve in what they charge will be an undemocratic Israel if the government’s overhaul plans are realized.

The calls to refuse to show up for reserve duty started roiling the military earlier this year as the judicial overhaul was first announced and as it advanced, growing in number even as they were condemned by senior politicians in both the opposition and the coalition.