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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Eliyahu Freedman

Israeli military reservists at centre of anti-government protests

Demonstrators use flares as they stage a 'day of resistance' to protest the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bill, in Tel Aviv [Jack Guez/AFP]

Tel Aviv, Israel – The voices of dissent from Israeli military veterans and reservists towards the country’s government are getting louder as protests against the “judicial reform” plans continue.

But after protests on Tuesday saw highways blocked, Israel’s military establishment is also pushing back, with army chief Herzl Halevi warning that “anyone who calls for not reporting [for reserve duty] harms” the Israeli forces and “security of the state”.

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