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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
IDF to discipline reservists who refuse to serve amid anti-government protests
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The military says it will discipline reservist soldiers who refuse to show up for duty amid renewed protests against the government’s judicial overhaul plans, but stresses that no action would be taken against those who at this stage are only threatening not to show up.
Sources in the Israel Defense Forces tell reporters that there is a difference between actual refusal and signing a petition threatening to refuse.
Calls among IDF reservists to refuse to serve due to the government’s legislative efforts roiled the military earlier this year as the overhaul was first announced and advanced, growing in number even as they were condemned by senior politicians in both the opposition and the coalition.
The Times of Israel Community.