Military reservists' protest of judicial overhaul hurting Israel's deterrence - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ben Caspit

Mar 7, 2023

Israelis take part in ongoing protests against controversial legal reforms being touted by the country's hard-right government, in Tel Aviv on February 25, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) — Israelis take part in ongoing protests against controversial legal reforms being touted by the country's hard-right government, in Tel Aviv on February 25, 2023. — JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images

An installation of a crashed Israel Air Force fighter jet is displayed in a protest against the government's judicial reform bill, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 29, 2023.

Analysis

Israel’s army readiness, Air Force cohesion at risk over judicial overhaul rift

Lilach Shoval

Members of Israeli security forces disperse demonstrators staging a 'day of resistance' to protest the government's judicial overhaul bill, in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2023. The proposals have divided the nation and triggered one of the biggest protest movements in Israel's history since being unveiled in January by the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

Israeli army faces internal fissures over judicial overhaul as Iran watches

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Efroni T-6 Texan II planes take off during an air show at the graduation ceremony of Israel Air Force pilots at the Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern city of Beer Sheva, Israel, June 27, 2019.

Analysis

Netanyahu’s tension with Israeli security brass boils over amid accusations of dictatorship

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Soldiers with Israel's Nahal Brigade take part in a military exercise in the Hula Valley, northern Israel, July 10, 2023.

Analysis

Iran on Washington’s mind as concerns over Israel army fissures grow

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense