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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
At IDF ceremony, several members of crowd turn their back on Netanyahu
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TV footage shows several members of a crowd turning their back on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he addressed a cadets graduation ceremony at the IDF’s officers school in southern Israel.
The act is an apparent protest against the government’s controversial judicial overhaul program and comes amid renewed calls among IDF reservists to refuse to serve due to the government’s legislative efforts.
Those calls have again increased in recent days as the government has resumed moving ahead in the Knesset with certain elements of the plan, after largely pausing the legislation several months ago.
Netanyahu also noted the threats by reservists to refuse to show up for duty in his speech.
“We must all come together to defend our country. There is and will be no room for refusal, neither on this side nor on any other side,” he said.
The Times of Israel Community.