Officers and soldiers in the Military Intelligence’s Special Operations Division and cyber warfare units said they will stop showing up for volunteer duty as of next week.
“The pistol is pressed firmly to the bedrock of democracy, and the trigger will soon be pulled,” the protest organizers wrote in a statement, citing the government’s plans to hold the final Knesset votes Sunday on legislation that would severely limit courts or lawmakers from removing an unfit prime minister from office.
Organizers of the group, which said they include 450 reservists in special operations and 200 in cyber warfare, will therefore “not show up for volunteer reserve service” beginning Sunday.
“We don’t have a contract with a dictator. We’ll be happy to resume volunteering when democracy is ensured,” they added in a written statement circulated to the media. READ MORE
