Setting the Record Straight about Israelis Refusing Military Service
Hundreds of reservists are currently participating in a massive exercise. Not a single soldier refused to show up for duty.
July 25, 2023
Setting the Record Straight about Israelis Refusing Military Service
Hundreds of reservists are currently participating in a massive exercise. Not a single soldier refused to show up for duty.
In recent weeks, the Israeli media have run story after story about groups of citizens declaring that they will refuse to show up for reserve duty until the government relents on its plans to reform the Supreme Court. The reservists in question oftentimes belong to especially important IDF units. But, David M. Weinberg explains, the problem is not nearly so widespread or serious as one might think:
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