"Former Shin Bet Chief Supports Reservists' Refusal to Serve, Calls for Overhaul"

Former head of the Shin Bet security service, Nadav Argaman, expressed support for army reservists who are threatening to refuse duty in protest of the Israeli government's plans to overhaul the judiciary. Argaman called the legislation a "regime coup" that would nullify the reservists' obligations and warned that it could lead to chaos and civil war. The controversial bill, which removes the courts' ability to strike down governmental decisions as "unreasonable," has sparked months of mass protests and opposition from military reservists, including air force pilots. Argaman blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the situation and urged IDF Chief of Staff Gen. Herzi Halevi and the head of the Shin Bet security service Ronen Bar to intervene.