IDF Reservists

Defense Ministry proposes increased benefits for IDF reservists

Funding is to be 15 times the current budget.

May 21, 2023

Israel Air Force jets. Credit: Maj. Ofer via Wikimedia Commons.

Israeli Air Force chief: Reservists who don’t report for duty will be dismissed

“Those who are not interested in volunteering or serving in the reserves simply will not be here,” says Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar.

April 3, 2023

The entrance to the Kohelet Policy Forum offices in Jerusalem that was blocked by opponents of the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, March 9, 2023. Photo by Flash90.

Six arrested for assaulting Kohelet staff in Jerusalem

“Today, incited protesters broke into the offices of the Kohelet Forum and attacked its employees,” the think tank said.

April 2, 2023

Israeli Air Force technicians at work during an aerial exercise at the Ovda base in southern Israel, Oct. 24, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Saluting the unsung heroes of the Israeli Air Force

The well-deserved high standing of IAF pilots has gone to their heads in a dangerous way. Throwing their weight around to influence government policy is bad enough, but crushing the morale of those who maintain their planes is beyond inexcusable.

Ruthie Blum

April 2, 2023

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the Knesset, March 22, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

The Israeli defense minister’s shameful retreat

Prominently on display in Yoav Gallant’s speech were two traits that make him unfit for his job: cowardice and betrayal.

Ruthie Blum

March 26, 2023

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to IDF recruits at Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan, March 21, 2023. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Netanyahu tells recruits ‘we have no country without an army’

The prime minister's visit to the induction ceremony comes amid soldiers refusing to serve over judicial reforms.

March 21, 2023

Two Israeli Air Force F-15 Ra’ams practice air maneuvers. Credit: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF/Wikipedia

IAF colonel sacked for telling pilots not to report to duty

IDF chief Herzi Halevi approved the decision after the air force officer encouraged others to skip training to protest judicial reforms.

March 9, 2023

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi at a ceremony at military headquarters in Tel Aviv, Jan. 1, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi should call his troops to order

That enemy eulogies of the Jewish state are given a boost by the Israeli press may be disconcerting, but it’s the price—and privilege—of free speech. Soldiers don’t enjoy such a luxury, however.

Ruthie Blum

March 7, 2023

Some 6,000 IDF reservists pledge to continue their service

The petition comes in response to reserve soldiers refusing to show up for duty in protest of the government's proposed judicial reforms.

March 7, 2023

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