The Chief of Staff, Hertzi Halevi, has informed Prime Minister Netanyahu that a significant decrease in the number of reservists reporting for duty this month may result in reduced operational capacity for the IDF. The army has not released comprehensive data on the matter, but it has been confirmed that a significant number of reserve Air Force pilots have signed a letter of protest stating that they will not report for duty in the next two weeks. Furthermore, the high ranks of the IDF are worried that permanent personnel may also resign due to recent government actions. About 180 graduates of 8200 have announced that they will stop volunteering for active reserve service. Mr. Halevi has expressed his support for reserve commanders and for maintaining the IDF as the people’s army in a democratic Jewish state.
The “New York Times” newspaper reported today (Saturday) that the Chief of Staff Hertzi Halevi He told Prime Ministers Netanyahu that the number of reservists reporting for duty this month has decreased to such an extent that the IDF is on the verge of reducing the scope of operational operations.
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The newspaper stated that “the army refused to publish full statistics on the decrease in the number of reserve servicemen reporting for duty this month, but it was confirmed that 200 reserve pilots – a significant portion of the Israeli Air Force pilots, if not most of them, signed a letter stating that in protest of the legal reform, they would not They will report for duty in the next two weeks.” In the meantime, it was reported that the high ranks of the IDF are also concerned about the possibility of the resignation of some of the permanent personnel. The Prime Minister’s Office denied the report.
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Also, yesterday, about 180 graduates of 8200 who had so far volunteered for active reserve service announced that they would stop volunteering and stated that “in light of the latest developments and the latest actions of the government, the government’s gallop to promote anti-democratic legislation without consultation and while completely ignoring many sections of the people, we announce to the Minister of Defense that we stop volunteering for active reserve service.”
Hertzi Halevi (Photo: Shlomi Dei)
In the midst of this, Chief of Staff Halevi recently spoke and said that “I talked and held meetings with hundreds of reserve commanders from all branches and wings of the IDF. I listened to the murmurs of the heart, the different opinions and perceptions. The uniqueness and complexity of our days, days of controversy in Israeli society, found expression in their words. I expressed my great appreciation and the full support I give to their work and my opposition to the statements that condemned the name of some of the servants.”
“The IDF will not be able to act out of the disintegration of the people,” he added, “the IDF will not be able to act without the spirit of volunteerism of the reserve servants and their willingness which depends on the preservation of the IDF as the people’s army in a democratic Jewish state. After all, in the spirit of the IDF it is written: “The soldiers of the IDF will act according to the values of the IDF and its orders, while maintaining the laws of the state and human dignity, and respecting the values of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.” And I am committed to this on behalf of the entire IDF.”