As more reservists refuse to serve, IDF said seeing drop in troops reporting for duty (Israel)

Times Of Israel ^ | 3/22/2023 | TOI Staff

[Nextrush]

Multiple new letters Wednesday by soldiers from air force, armored corps, infantry and more warn government of consequences of judicial overhaul

Reports proliferated Wednesday of reservist soldiers from multiple units throughout the military declaring they would not show up for duty, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government pushes forward with its plan to overhaul the judiciary.

Meanwhile, a report in Haaretz said that the IDF has identified a significant drop in the number of ground troops reporting for reserve duty.

In the elite 551st Paratroopers Brigade, only 57 percent of reservists reported for duty this week--down significantly from the usual turnout of 90%, according to the Wednesday report...

[Nextrush]

Nationwide disruptions planned in Israel tomorrow protesters taking to the streets to oppose the judicial reform plans of Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

[wetgundog]

Would like to see this happen in the USA and purge the “Woke” members of the FBI, IRS, and the WH. FJB.

[Brian Griffin]

I suspect that refusal to show up for military duty would carry a stiff penalty.

[SJackson]

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[Wuli]

What’s happening with the “protests” extending to the IDF is a demonstration of the power of the Leftist oriented Israeli press.

We can put it in simple terms as to the judicial reform measure being considered. Who selects new judges for the Israeli Supreme Court? Is it the Israeli legislature in conjunction with the Israeli Prime Minister, or vice a versa? No. The incumbent court members select new Supreme Court members. That is NOT “representative” government and it stretches the concepot of “an independent judiciary” to the point of being a government unto itself. Then add to that that the Israeli Supreme Court at present has ruled that it can weigh in on any law passed in Israel whether it bears any “constitutional” question or not - the court can declare any law simply does not meet its approval. All of that is as the Left in Israel wants it, and reforming all of that is what the “protests” are against.