PHONES AVIV (Israel): Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu On Sunday, he urged the army chief of staff to stem a wave of opposition from within the ranks of the government’s controversial plan to overhaul the judiciary.
Mr. Netanyahu’s comments come as Israel is embroiled in a major crisis that has brought tens of thousands of people to the streets to protest every week for the past two months. The split over Mr. Netanyahu’s plan to change the legal system has not bypassed the country’s military, the country’s most trusted institution, where many reservists have pledged not to show up to carry out their actions. obligations under what they see as impending regime change.
Starting Sunday, more than 700 elite officers from Air Forcespecial forces, and Mossad said they would stop volunteering for military service.
The typical taboo talk about refusing to serve in the military is mandatory for most Jews and is so respected by most Jews shows how deeply the overhaul plan has divided Israel. any.
Netanyahu has rejected a compromise plan proposed by the country’s ceremonial president to defuse the crisis. He did not mention reaching an agreement with opponents in his Cabinet speech, instead saying he would not accept “anarchy”, listing demands that the His security chief restrained protesters from blocking the road, agitating against him and his ministers and refusing to serve by a growing number of reservists.
“I expect from the chief of staff of the army and the heads of the branches of the security services to actively oppose the denial of service. There is no room for refusing to participate in public speaking,” he said.
“A state that aspires to exist cannot tolerate such phenomena and we will not tolerate it either.”
The outcry from within the military comes as Israel is mired in a year-long war with the Palestinians, and as Israel’s arch-enemy Iran is advancing its nuclear program. Israel says Iran is developing a nuclear bomb – a charge Tehran denies.
Mr. Netanyahu said on Sunday that the legal changes would be implemented responsibly while protecting the fundamental rights of all Israelis. His government – the country’s most right-winger ever – says the overhaul aimed at redressing the imbalance has given the courts too much power and prevented lawmakers from carrying out their will. voting public.
Critics say it will upend Israel’s delicate system of checks and balances and push the country toward authoritarianism. They also say it could give Mr Netanyahu an opportunity to evade conviction in his corruption trial.
The military had no immediate comment on Netanyahu’s remarks. Army Chief of Staff, Lt. Gene. Herzl Halevi, is said to have warned Mr. Netanyahu that the reserve force’s demonstration risked damaging the military’s capabilities. He has pledged to make sure that doesn’t happen and to keep the military out of public debate about the overhaul. (AP)
Mr. Netanyahu’s comments come as Israel is embroiled in a major crisis that has brought tens of thousands of people to the streets to protest every week for the past two months. The split over Mr. Netanyahu’s plan to change the legal system has not bypassed the country’s military, the country’s most trusted institution, where many reservists have pledged not to show up to carry out their actions. obligations under what they see as impending regime change.
Starting Sunday, more than 700 elite officers from Air Forcespecial forces, and Mossad said they would stop volunteering for military service.
The typical taboo talk about refusing to serve in the military is mandatory for most Jews and is so respected by most Jews shows how deeply the overhaul plan has divided Israel. any.
Netanyahu has rejected a compromise plan proposed by the country’s ceremonial president to defuse the crisis. He did not mention reaching an agreement with opponents in his Cabinet speech, instead saying he would not accept “anarchy”, listing demands that the His security chief restrained protesters from blocking the road, agitating against him and his ministers and refusing to serve by a growing number of reservists.
“I expect from the chief of staff of the army and the heads of the branches of the security services to actively oppose the denial of service. There is no room for refusing to participate in public speaking,” he said.
“A state that aspires to exist cannot tolerate such phenomena and we will not tolerate it either.”
The outcry from within the military comes as Israel is mired in a year-long war with the Palestinians, and as Israel’s arch-enemy Iran is advancing its nuclear program. Israel says Iran is developing a nuclear bomb – a charge Tehran denies.
Mr. Netanyahu said on Sunday that the legal changes would be implemented responsibly while protecting the fundamental rights of all Israelis. His government – the country’s most right-winger ever – says the overhaul aimed at redressing the imbalance has given the courts too much power and prevented lawmakers from carrying out their will. voting public.
Critics say it will upend Israel’s delicate system of checks and balances and push the country toward authoritarianism. They also say it could give Mr Netanyahu an opportunity to evade conviction in his corruption trial.
The military had no immediate comment on Netanyahu’s remarks. Army Chief of Staff, Lt. Gene. Herzl Halevi, is said to have warned Mr. Netanyahu that the reserve force’s demonstration risked damaging the military’s capabilities. He has pledged to make sure that doesn’t happen and to keep the military out of public debate about the overhaul. (AP)
