Israeli Reservists and Pilots Protest PM's Judicial Reform.
TL;DR
Roughly 200 Israeli Air Force reserve pilots have announced that they will not be reporting for their weekly flying session next week following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement that the government will move forward with its plan to overhaul the judiciary, despite widespread public protest. The failure to report for weekly training sessions has serious implications because pilots who miss them are not certified to fly operational missions. The trend has sparked deep fears among the security establishment, which has warned Netanyahu that the IDF’s operational capacity is at risk.
Topics:worldpolitics#benjamin-netanyahu#israeli-air-force#judicial-overhaul#politics#protests#reserve-pilots
- 200 more pilots to skip weekly training flight over PM’s refusal to halt overhaul The Times of Israel
- Some Israeli army reservists rule out call-up if judiciary weakened Reuters
- Israel’s attorney general calls PM’s actions on judiciary illegal Al Jazeera English
- Drama in Likud: Gallant nixes press event, likely would have called to stop overhaul The Times of Israel
- Israel's military reservists criticize judicial reform DW (English)
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