More than 5,000 reservists in all units of the IDF signed a petition in which they pledged that they would not stop serving in the reserves. Meir Liush, one of the organizers of the petition: “Despite the cancer, I asked to return and volunteer in the reserves”
Over the past weekend, over 5,000 reservists in all units of the IDF signed a petition in which they pledged that they would not stop serving in the reserves – this was in response to the recent refusal statements they received on a central stage around the protest against the legal reform.
The initiators of the petition, Ehud Azriel Meir, Oded HaRosh, Yotam Peretz, and Meir Liush – all of whom are soldiers in the Defense Forces, wrote: “We, reservists in the present, from all parts of the nation, from all ranks and ranks, and from all social and political spectrums, continue and will continue to serve as reservists in the Defense Forces to Israel, despite the existing disputes in civil society, out of a sense of mission and recognition of the importance of defending the homeland. Because we have no other nation – and we have no other country.”
Within two days, thousands of reservists signed the petition, which proves that the calls to refuse are the domain of a minority, and there is a broad consensus in leaving the reservists out of the political discussion.
“A few friends, reservists, from the right and the left, religious and not, have organized themselves – with zero funding, net good will. The message is simple: leave the army out of the political game! We will always serve in the reserves, regardless of politics, and this is what we expect from all the people of Israel.” , noted Oded Harosh, one of the organizers of the petition.
“We are witnessing more and more serving in the reserves, including those who oppose the reform, who are not ready to be dragged into refusals and political exploitation of the reserves,” according to Meir Liush, one of the organizers of the petition. Liush added that “at this time, when the refusal to serve is only increasing, now is the time to act. Despite the cancer, I asked to return and volunteer in the reserves. Precisely now. I was surprised by the strength of the support and mobilization, but this only proves one thing – the refusers are alone in their refusal. The people of Israel continue to serve the State of Israel!”