Israeli Government Supporters Condemn Reservists’ Refusal To Serve

The Tel Aviv rally, which turned the thoroughfare into a sea of blue and white Israeli flags, came amid growing public unease over military reservists' threat not to report for duty if the first piece of reform legislation, the so-called reasonableness bill. PHOTO BY MATAN GOLAN/GETTY IMAGES

Many tens of thousands of Israelis who support the government’s judicial reform program on Sunday condemned the refusal of some IDF reservists to report for duty.

The peaceful and socially diverse demonstration outside the Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv, which has been the scene of near-weekly protests against the government for months, was taking place at the same time that protesters against the reform converged outside the Knesset in Jerusalem.