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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Dozens of Israeli Reserve Pilots Ditch Drill to Protest Judicial Overhaul

An aerial view shows Israelis protesting against the government's controversial justice reform bill in Tel Aviv on March 4, 2023. (AFP)

Dozens of Israeli air force reservists said on Sunday they would not turn up for a training day in protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reforms, a jolt for a country whose melting-pot military is meant to be apolitical.

As Israel's strategic arm, the air force has traditionally relied on reservists in wartime and requires crews who have been discharged to train regularly in order to maintain readiness.

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