‘Anti-reform protesters have taken the IDF hostage,’ warns former commander
The IDF is in the middle of a by-the-book psychological operation designed to overthrow the government, but doesn’t seem to realize it, says Brig. Gen. (res.) Ari Singer.
The IDF is in the middle of a by-the-book psychological operation designed to overthrow the government, but doesn’t seem to realize it, says Brig. Gen. (res.) Ari Singer.
Israeli officials have described the visit as part of the general’s farewell tour before he retires later this year.
Nevertheless, some Likud members remain outspoken in their scathing criticism of IDF chief Halevi and other top officials in the security establishment.
Source close to Netanyahu says IDF operational readiness not impacted by refusals, warnings from security officials are meant to weaken Netanyahu politically.
The Israel Defense and Security Forum, a group comprising thousands of former security officers, has pulled together former chiefs-of-staff from both sides of the political spectrum to condemn refusals.
The heads of Israel’s security organizations deny report that they planned to bypass the government and go public with judicial reform concerns.
‘Anyone who compares us to Germany or the Nazi regime needs to be examined,’ said Likud MK Danon, former Israeli ambassador to the UN.
IDF officials are concerned that the reservists’ refusal to serve will spill over into the standing army.
‘You don’t represent me or my father’: Yifat Uziel demands coalition lawmaker remove photo from Facebook page due to his ‘support for the dictator.’
The inescapable conclusion is that the Israeli military faces in the coming months the greatest threat to its cohesion, and potentially the greatest threat to its combat-readiness, in its history.
‘The nation’s security is above all else,’ say Maglan unit’s graduates who have been collecting signatures of former soldiers confirming their desire to continue serving in the reserves.
Mother of slain IDF soldier who pasted stickers on EU consulate has been subject to criminal proceedings for three years; She notes that protesters who set fires on Ayalon Highway have not been indicted.
‘If the Knesset does not enact one law or another because military personnel threaten not to serve, there is one definition for this – we become a junta on the same day.’ Chikli said.
Reports that hundreds of elite combat and cyber specialists threatened not to report for duty if judicial reform legislation passes are not true, say investigative reports.
Far-left former lawmaker and deputy IDF chief of staff calls on new recruits to refuse to serve in the military if judicial reform efforts, ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions continue.
