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From the Liveblog of
Saturday, July 22, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Ex-Shin Bet chief Diskin: Suspending voluntary reserve service now ‘is a heroic step’
Former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin speaks during a protest against the government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, on July 22, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin tells the Tel Aviv Kaplan Street rally that IDF reservists are “heroic” in declaring that they will not report for volunteer reserve duty.
“My brothers and sisters… who have saved our state on the battlefield from our enemies,” he says, “the battle today is for the nature of the state, against those who are seeking to destroy its foundations and its values.”
Diskin continues: “Suspending voluntary reserve service is certainly an irregular step — but it is a legal, democratic and non-violent step. And above all, it is a heroic step.”
Israelis protest against the government’s judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, on July 22, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
The Tel Aviv rally organizers say 200,000 are gathered in Tel Aviv alone. Channel 12 reports hundreds of thousands of protesters nationwide.
