Netanyahu on the reservists' protest: "The refusal threatens the foundation of existence" (L.A.M.)
Senior reserve officers warned today (Tuesday) that apart from the dozens of pilots who have already announced that they will not train in protest against the legal revolution, there are hundreds of pilots who are still debating how to drive.
"If there is a dictatorship here, they will not come to the reserves," said one of the pilots.
The strength of the criticism in the Air Force and the letter from the generals sent to Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi tipped the scales, and therefore, in the coming days, he intends to hold a series of talks with reserve commanders from all commands, troops, arms, and wings. A senior officer in the IDF said that the purpose of the talks is to calm the The spirits, to emphasize that the protests are listened to and not ignored, but also to convey a clear message that there is no place for political protests in the IDF.
The officer also said that "the purpose of these talks is to stop the drift, to prevent more serious incidents that could harm operational competence."
Before Levy decided on the holding of the talks, there was prolonged deliberation due to fear that the move would cause the opposite action, which would exacerbate the crisis.
Officers in the land arm claimed that the talks would be useless, because the talk with the air force commander didn't help the situation either.
Between the lines, the officers hinted that if these were battalion commanders taking the protest steps - they would not have handled them "with silk gloves".
Pilot from Squadron 69. Archive (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Last night, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the reservists' protest, saying that "the refusal threatens Israel's existential foundation, and therefore it must not have a place in our ranks - Israeli society has always condemned the refusal. We have never given the refusal a foothold anywhere."
Netanyahu added that "there is room for differences of opinion, but there is no room for reluctance. As soon as you give it legitimacy and let it spread, it becomes a method. Anyone who does not like the democratic decision - let him judge himself. I am convinced that we will overcome the reluctance, but the seeds that are sown here can grow wild crops In the following disputes. We need to remember the principle of unity."
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Last week, dozens of reserve pilots announced that they would not show up for scheduled training in protest of the reform promoted by the government.
37 of the 40 reserve pilots in the "Squadron of the Hammers" announced their intention to the commander of the Air Force and their direct commander.
Even before them, the reservist protest wave began in several different units, among them, intelligence patrols, the special operations array and elite units in the land arm.
Following the protest, the Chief of Staff expressed concern in closed conversations that if the IDF enters the political debate, this will harm the percentage of showing up for reserve service for training and operational activity, and in the long run will affect the motivation of the youth to enlist.
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