Netanyahu Vows Crackdown on Military No-Shows in Judicial Protest
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(Worthy News) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to crack down on Monday against threatened no-shows for military reserve duty by opponents of his judicial overhaul plan, saying such actions were anti-democratic and risked emboldening the country’s foes.
With the religious-nationalist coalition set to ratify a key reform before parliament goes on summer recess on July 30, the opposition has stepped up a half-year-long protest campaign and there have been threats by some reservists to refuse call-ups.
That has jarred a country for which the conscript military, which draws on reserves in wartime and requires they undergo regular training, was long an apolitical issue to rally around. [ Source: Algemeiner (Read More…) ]
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