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After Katz bars him from reserves, Golan says he last wore IDF uniform to rescue civilians from government’s ‘horrific security failure’

Yair Golan, October 14, 2023. (Kan TV screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law).
The Democrats chair, Yair Golan, is quick to respond to Defense Minister Israel Katz’s announcement that he will be barred from reserve duty and from wearing his IDF uniform after he said earlier this week that soldiers were being sent to kill babies in Gaza “as a hobby.”
“The last time I wore an IDF uniform was on October 7, [2023] when I went down south to rescue civilians following your government’s horrific security failure,” writes Golan, a former IDF deputy chief of staff, on X.
“I promise to continue doing everything for Israel and its security, and I’m sure you’ll keep grovelling to Netanyahu and his poison machine,” Golan adds.
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