Another reservist officer has been dismissed by the military after posting on social media that he would not show up for duty due to the resumption of fighting in the Gaza Strip.
“The thing that will help the most right now to protect my people is to refuse to take part in fighting in the service of filthy traitors in complete contrast to the interests of the people of Israel,” says Michael Majer, an officer in the Military Intelligence Directorate, on X.
In a follow-up post, Majer says he was dismissed from reserve duty.
Yesterday, an Israeli Air Force reservist navigator was dismissed for a similar post on social media amid fears for the fate of the hostages in Gaza and government efforts to fire the head of the Shin Bet and the attorney general.
While the incidents are so far seen as isolated, they hark back to the widespread anti-government protests in recent years, when hundreds of reservists, including many in the Air Force, threatened not to show up to duty.
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