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Illustrative: Soldiers from the IDF Commando Brigade take part in a large-scale training exercise in November 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 15, 2023, 12:45 am
Elite commando reservists said to refuse volunteer duty as overhaul protest widens
Organizers of 170-strong Sayeret Matkal protest tell commander they aim to add another 80 to their ranks, as army prepares for possibility of protests snowballing in coming days
By ToI Staff
F-35i fighter jets are seen at the Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel, in an undated handout photo. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 14, 2023, 1:56 pm
Several reserve pilots tell Air Force chief they won’t train over judicial overhaul
‘I won’t ‘volunteer for a dictatorship,’ says one 44-year veteran; announcement comes after Netanyahu reportedly says that Israel can ‘get by without a few squadrons’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Fighter jets from the IAF's second F-35 squadron, the Lions of the South, fly over southern Israel. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 14, 2023, 8:18 am
Netanyahu said refusing to halt overhaul push: We can do ‘without a few squadrons’
PM rails against threats by reservists to stop showing up for duty if government pushes ahead with controversial legislation; veterans say he is endangering national security
By ToI Staff
A mobile home in the outpost of Amona (Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)
November 15, 2016, 2:12 pm
Amona bill unlikely to pass in Knesset — report
Kulanu party plans to skip the vote and the ultra-Orthodox parties also say they won’t automatically support the bill
By Gavin Rabinowitz
An IDF soldier tries to arrest a 12-year-old boy, accused of stone throwing, at a demonstration in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh on August 28, 2015 (Eric Cortellessa/ Times of Israel)
August 31, 2015, 7:19 pm
WATCH: In Nabi Saleh, an all too predictable black eye for Israel
The ubiquity of the media in the West Bank means that almost every confrontation between IDF soldiers and Palestinians is a viral video waiting to happen
By Eric Cortellessa
New recruits in the military induction center start their army service. August 4, 2008. (photo credit: Roni Shutzer/Flash 90)
December 28, 2014, 6:37 pm
Jerusalem high school grads urge students to dodge draft
In letter, pupils implored to reject IDF enlistment on moral grounds; recent conflict with Hamas termed ‘massacre’
By ToI Staff
A soldier poses with a machine gun. The word "revenge" is written on his chest, along with "97," a possible reference to the 97th light infantry battalion of the Kfir Brigade, which operates in the West Bank. (photo credit: "The Nation of Israel Demands Vengeance!" Facebook page)
July 3, 2014, 9:05 am
IDF vows to punish soldiers’ racist online incitement
Spokesperson blames ‘politicized elements’ for exploiting nationwide sadness as army orders ‘hard line’ against racism
By Raphael Ahren
A Palestinian protester faces Israeli security forces in the West Bank in November, 2012 (photo credit: Photo by Issam Rimawi/Flash90)
November 19, 2012, 8:30 pm
Palestinian killed in upsurge in anti-Israel violence in the West Bank
Protesters confront Israeli soldiers, throw stones; police investigate suspected ‘price tag’ mosque firebombing
By Aaron Kalman
Protesters making their way across Israel's border during last year's Nakba Day demonstrations along the Syrian border (Photo credit: Hamad Almakt/ Flash 90)
May 15, 2012, 3:57 pm
IDF hoping higher fence, deeper trenches prevent repeat of Nakba Day chaos
Officer says ‘lessons were learned’ after last year’s border breach saw Syrian parade on Israeli territory
By Mitch Ginsburg
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