Dozens of Israeli air force reservists threatened on Wednesday not to return to military service if the Israeli government implements a plan to reform the country’s judicial system.
The threat comes after the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has stated that his government will continue with the reform of the judiciary, after the failure of the negotiations with the opposition to reach an agreement.
The Israeli media will notify that the letter issued this fourth fair by 110 reservists of the air force says that they have read that it is in progress in Parliament, or any other law proposed as part of the reform, if approved, the reservists will not appear at the military service.
“Legislation like this gives the government unlimited powers, with no restrictions from the judiciary, will take us to the point of no return.” “We will not serve the armed forces of a country that is not democratic,” the reservists said in the letter.
These airmen are seen as elite in the military and irreplaceable elements of many of Israel’s battle plans. Similar letters from reservists from other forces have also been published in recent days.
The Netanyahu government’s plans to reform the judiciary plunged Israel into an unprecedented crisis earlier this year, prompting these threats from reservists, who form the backbone of the Armed Forces, in a country where the service Military is mandatory for both men and women.
Netanyahu’s government, the most right-wing in Israel’s history, announced the justice reform days after taking office last December, saying the plan was necessary to rein in an interventionist judiciary.
Opponents of Netanyahu maintain that the plan is a form of an extreme-right alliance – a group of ultra-nationalist and ultra-orthodox parties – that will control the judicial system of the country, putting the cause in independence of the judiciary, or seja, or the State of law in the country.
The government’s reform proposal prompted hundreds of thousands of Israelis to protest on the streets every week in massive demonstrations, arguing that the country’s democratic foundations were at stake.
Popular opposition led Netanyahu to suspend the plan in March and open negotiations, mediated by the President of the Republic, Isaac Herzog, and aimed at reaching a compromise with the opposition.
The judge appointment commission – which, among other things, approves the composition of the Supreme Court – has been a major bone of contention on government reform.
Both the ruling coalition and the opposition are usually represented on the nine-member committee. But reform advocates demanded that the coalition control the commission, prompting accusations that Netanyahu and his allies were trying to control the judiciary.
Source: TSF
