At a meeting yesterday of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant pushed back against some lawmakers’ criticism of Israeli Air Force pilots and the Biden administration for their opposition to the government’s judicial overhaul, Channel 12 news reports.
“The air force is built on two components: American planes and Israeli pilots. If you have an alternative for one of them, let me know,” Gallant is quoted as saying.
He also warned that military readiness could decline due to reservists who have stopped showing up for volunteer duty to protest the judicial shakeup, according to the network.
“[When] an athlete stops training, he can still run after a week, but not after a month,” he was said to add.
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