Why it matters:
The dismissal of these reservists highlights growing fractures within the Zionist regime’s military and political apparatus amid its failure to achieve strategic objectives in Gaza, despite months of brutal, U.S.-backed aggression that has left thousands of Palestinian civilians dead and displaced.
What he's saying:
Yair Golan, head of the so-called “Democratic Party” and a former Israeli military officer, condemned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to take responsibility for the regime’s current security crisis and for failing to prioritize the release of captives held in Gaza. Golan stated that those who signed the protest petition are the regime’s true defenders, not deserters.
Key points:
- The regime’s military command labeled the reservists' action as a “betrayal of trust.”
- Political divisions are deepening inside the Zionist entity.
Go deeper:
The petition emerged amid widespread frustration within the Zionist cabinet over the failure to achieve its declared war objectives—namely, the destruction of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and the release of captives. Despite launching a devastating war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, with full backing from the United States, the regime was forced into a temporary ceasefire agreement with Hamas on January 19, 2025, during which a limited prisoner exchange took place.
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