On video: ninth consecutive Saturday of protest: tens of thousands of demonstrators across the country against the legal revolution (photo: Karin Sagi, Yael Barash, Reuven Castro)
400 graduates of the Magellan unit sent a letter to Defense Minister Yoav Galant this evening (Wednesday) in which they wrote that "If the legal reform is passed, we will not be able to stand idly by, since during the legislation "my country changed its face". The letter is signed by officers, fighters, and combat supporters who
served in the unit, in which they serve as active members in the reserves. According to the letter, "the Magellan unit led and still leads the spearhead of the IDF in routine and emergency situations. We were and still are partners in these efforts out of our love for the State of Israel, the Jewish people and the values for which it was founded and therefore we were raised in our home and in the unit. During our service we swore an oath to the IDF "For and to the country, to the existence of a moral army for which the Declaration of Independence is a lamp at his feet.
The graduates added that they "see the legal reform legislative procedures that the government is promoting as a gross deviation from the values on which we were raised, on which the state was founded and on which we volunteer to protect. The passing of the legal reform and its legislation,
The demonstrations against the legal revolution in Tel Aviv (photo: official website, Amir Goldstein)
This week, 37 of the 40 reserve pilots in the squadron known as the "Hammer Squadron" announced that they will not attend training flights due to the legal revolution unless they are called to operational activity.
They also stated that instead of these reserve days, they would demonstrate in front of the government offices.
Last week, the graduates of Unit 9900 in the IDF sent a letter to the Minister of Defense, the Chief of Staff and the head of the IDF in which they wrote that they would not serve in the reserves due to "the predatory legislative processes that the government is promoting these days, chief among them, the attempts to eliminate the existing balance between the authorities.
" Unit 8200 of the Intelligence Corps published a letter addressed to the government, in which they warn of "signs that raise real concern for the integrity and security of the State of Israel". This, following the expected legal reform. Also, the graduates of the unit threatened to stop serving in the reserves if the reform is fully passed.
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