The reserve forum discussed the fight against the legal revolution and declared that they would escalate the protest if the plan was fully implemented, and they would not enlist in the reserves. A former IDF senior official warned that the heads of the defense establishment should prepare for the toughest challenge they have ever faced. They believe that compromise is the only way forward since the Chief of Staff has no way to fight refusals, and the ball is in Netanyahu’s court. Despite their reluctance, they stated that they had to announce the escalation of the struggle. They had been protesting in the streets for eleven weeks, urging the legislation forward, but the defense minister remained silent, and the government violated the contract between them. They felt that an executive authority with unlimited power was a dictatorship, and they feared that a people’s army could not exist if the dictates were enacted. They added that the people’s army could only exist in a democracy, and the current disintegration could undermine their role. However, they clarified that they had stopped their people from refusals so far, but the red line was getting closer. They emphasized that their actions were out of love and responsibility towards their country.
The reserve forum today (Tuesday) addressed the struggle against the legal revolution, and announced that they would escalate the protest if the plan was enacted in full, they would not enlist in the reserves.
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“The stomach is turning, but we are forced to announce the escalation of the struggle,” they said at the reserve forum, “for eleven weeks we have been protesting in the streets, continuing to rush for legislation, the defense minister is silent and the government is violating the contract between us. An executive authority with unlimited power is a dictatorship. We are afraid of power unlimited. If the laws of the dictatorship are enacted, a people’s army will not be able to exist.”
The Reserve Forum (Photo: Avshalom Sashoni)
“The people’s army only exists in a democracy,” they added, “as long as the laws are passed by us and tens of thousands more who are with us in the reserves. The army is disintegrating, we see it, our voice is trembling. We are an integral part of the army and it is disintegrating for us. So far we have stopped our people from carrying out the That, but the red line is getting closer. Everyone should know that we are doing this out of responsibility and great love for our country.”