From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Air force dismisses reservist navigator for saying ‘the state again abandoned its citizens’
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An Israeli Air Force reservist navigator who posted on social media this morning that he would not show up for reserve duty because of the resumption of fighting in the Gaza Strip, has been dismissed from the military.
The reservist, Alon Gur, wrote in his post that he told his superiors that “a line was crossed; at the point where the state again abandons its citizens in broad daylight; in which the cynical and cold political considerations exceed every other consideration; where human life has lost their value; where a government assassinates its own gatekeepers in every way possible; where the king becomes more important than the kingdom; No more.”
The IDF in response says: “The aircrew member’s reserve service was permanently terminated.”
