Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Sheikh Qassem: Our supporters make up more than half of Lebanon's population, and all of these people are united under the banner of protecting Lebanon, its Resistance, its people, and its integrity.
Sheikh Qassem: There will be no phased handing in of our arms. [The Israelis] must first enact the agreement before we start talking about a defensive strategy.
Sheikh Qassem: Be brave in the face of foreign pressures, and we will be by your side in this stance.
Sheikh Qassem: Stripping us of our arms is like stripping us of our very soul, and this will prompt us to show them our might.
Sheikh Qassem: We will not abandon our arms, for they gave us dignity; we will not abandon our arms, for they protect us against our enemy.
Sheikh Qassem: The US efforts we are seeing are aimed at sabotaging Lebanon and constitute a call for sedition.
Sheikh Qassem: If you truly want to establish sovereignty and work for Lebanon’s interests, then stop the aggression.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States, which is meddling in Lebanon, is not trustworthy but rather poses a danger to it.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States is preventing the weapons that protect the homeland.
Sheikh Qassem: The government’s latest decision [on the disarmament of the Resistance] is non-charter-based, and if the government continues down this path, it is not faithful to Lebanon’s sovereignty.

Protests in 'Israel' grow alongside number of IOF deserters

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Israeli Media
  • 1 Mar 2023 11:14
4 Min Read

Israeli media is highlighting the crisis of IOF reserve deserters if the government of presiding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to move forward with the judicial amendments.

  • x
  • Israelis hold a giant banner depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, to protest protest plans by his new government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 (AP).
    Israelis hold a giant banner depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, to protest protest plans by his new government to overhaul the judicial system, in "Tel Aviv", "Israel", Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 (AP).

Mass demonstrations in "Israel" against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continue to grow. Israeli media reported on Wednesday that the demonstrations spread to the extent that major roads were blocked by protestors.

On February 26, the Israeli media highlighted "the widening of the protests" and added that "hundreds of members of the security services" have joined the demonstrations against the judicial amendments.

IOF reserve desertions harm the security of 'Israel'

The Israeli Occupation's Security Minister Yoav Gallant announced on Wednesday that every call to desert armed service in the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) is an attack on "Israel's" security.

For his part, the former Israeli Security Minister, Omer Bar-Lev, said on Tuesday, that desertions could become increasingly possible if the "judicial revolution" is approved.

Bar-Lev, in an interview also called for fighting, with any means possible, as soon as the "judicial revolution takes effect."

The former minister explained, "Most of those serving in the reserves are volunteers and as soon as they get worried about a coup or revolution, they will definitely stop volunteering."

Bar-Lev's statements came in response to the words of former occupation Security Minister Benny Gantz, who ruled out yesterday, calls to refuse conscription into the reserves.

Read more: IOF losing steam amid ongoing antigovernmental protests: Haaretz

Related News

Doctors in Gaza report severe levels of hunger: AP

At least 15 martyrs in Nasser Hospital massacre in Gaza

Bar-Lev defended his point of view, saying, "Those soldiers and officers are defending 'Israel' while endangering their lives. It is their right to withdraw and stop the decision to volunteer for service."

Last week, more than 100 IOF officers in the "Special Operations System" affiliated with Military Intelligence, including generals, signed a petition warning: "If the legislation continues, we will not continue to serve, and we will no longer serve in the reserves."

It is noteworthy that about 2,000 demonstrators from the Israeli IOF reserve organized marches in Al-Quds last February against judicial reforms.

Most serious IOF reserve crisis since the October War

According to Israeli media, the IOF is concerned about a serious crisis in the IOF reserves, following the anti-Netanyahu government protests.

An official in the IOF told Haaretz that the army is facing "the most serious reserve crisis since the Yom Kippur War (October 1973)."

Hundreds of Israeli officers threaten to desert IOF reserve service

Yesterday, hundreds of reserve officers in Military Intelligence Unit 8200 in the IOF warned that they "will not volunteer to serve if the judicial amendment plan" adopted by the Netanyahu government is passed.

In a letter they sent to Security Minister Yoav Gallant, Chief of Staff Harzi Halevi, and Chief of Military Intelligence (Aman) Aaron Halifa, the reserve forces said, "We warn you that we are observing a disturbing accumulation of signs that warn of real fears for Israel's safety and security," as cited by Channel 13. 

A few days ago, Israeli media reported the resignation of an officer in the Israeli Air Force, in protest against the draft judicial amendments.

Judiciary Reforms

The proposed legislation would prevent courts from overturning any amendments made by the government to "Israel's" quasi-constitutional "Basic Laws", in addition to giving more weight to the government in the judge selection committee.

The legislation undermining the occupation's judiciary's independence is fundamental to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administration, which is comprised of a coalition of extremist Zionist parties. 

Occupation President Isaac Herzog, who had been aiming to mediate the crisis between the ruling Israeli parties and the opposition, voiced concern over the divisiveness of the legislation, whereby it threatens the unity of the settler population.

Read more: Ex-Mossad chief says 'Israel' lost deterrence following operation

  • Palestine
  • Israeli occupation forces
  • Israeli occupation
  • IOF
  • "Israel"
  • Protests
  • Benjamin Netanyahu
  • judicial reform plan

Most Read

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, executive director of the defense division of the Israeli National Cyber Directorate, undated (Social media)

Israeli-born US prosecutor drops Israeli officer child sex crime

  • Politics
  • 19 Aug 2025
Almost instantly after the Helsinki Accords were signed, organisations sprouted to document purported violations, whose findings were fed to overseas embassies for international amplification. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon

  • Opinion
  • 23 Aug 2025
Israeli soldiers stand on the top of armoured vehicles parked on an area near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 (AP)

Palestinian fighters target Israeli soldiers, vehicles in Gaza

  • Politics
  • 21 Aug 2025
Launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen toward the occupied Palestinian territories. (YAF military media)

Yemeni Forces announce firing hypersonic missile at Al-Lydd Airport

  • Politics
  • 22 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Prime minister's office in al-Quds, Occupied Palestine, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Netanyahu deliberately derailing truce with Gaza occupation: Hamas

Irish President Michael Higgins arrives to deliver his speech during a 42nd World Food Day celebration at FAO headquarters in Rome, on Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Politics

Irish president renews call for UN military intervention in Gaza

US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the US Embassy in Aukar, northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, July 21, 2025 (AP)
Politics

US envoy, Netanyahu discuss restraining attacks on Lebanon, withdrawal

Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes in multiple areas in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Ansar Allah vow sustained Gaza support despite Israeli strikes

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS