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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Emily Rose

Some Israeli army reservists rule out call-up if judiciary weakened

Members of Israel's 'Brothers in Arms' reservist protest group hold a news conference as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist coalition government presses on with its judicial overhaul, in Herzliya near Tel Aviv, Israel, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

A senior Israeli intelligence officer has spent 28 years as an army reservist, sometimes leaving his family at a moment's notice to go on duty overseeing classified projects out of love for his country. Now, he's had a change of heart.

"I've told the army that if the judicial reform passes (in parliament), I won't continue to come," Colonel N told Reuters, asking not to be further identified. "I understand that I will face the consequences, but I think it's the right thing to do."

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