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Thursday, March 16, 2023
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Thursday, March 16, 2023
Hundreds of elite reservists to stop volunteering as of Sunday to protest overhaul
Illustrative: IDF soldiers of Palsar 401, the reconnaissance company of the Armored Corps, during training in the Golan Heights on April 11, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
Hundreds of reserve officers and soldiers from the Military Intelligence’s Special Operations Division and cyber warfare units say they will stop showing up for volunteer duty as of Sunday, to protest the government’s plans for overhauling the judiciary.
“The pistol is pressed harm to the head of democracy and the trigger will soon be pulled,” the protest organizers say in a statement. “We don’t have a contract with a dictator. We’ll be happy to resume volunteering when democracy is ensured.”
