Lapid calls on Netanyahu to fire ministers who attack army brass

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid calls on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire ministers who attack the Israel Defense Forces chief of staff and top officers over the unrest in the military relating to the judicial overhaul.

“The vile and false attacks on the chief of staff in recent days, including today, by senior government ministers, coalition MKs, and even the prime minister’s son, are a direct attack on the army, Israeli society, national resilience and national security,” Lapid says.

“Nothing is sacred in the eyes of these people. They have no boundaries,” he says.

Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant issued a joint statement yesterday defending the IDF and the security establishment, following repeated attacks on top IDF brass from within the coalition and from the premier’s son Yair in recent days.

The mounting attacks come as the IDF has repeatedly voiced concern over damage to military readiness caused by some reservists’ refusals to carry out their duties in protest of the hardline coalition’s controversial judicial overhaul legislation.