At least 161 senior officers and commanders of Israeli Air Force's operational headquarters resign from reserve service over far-right Netanyahu government's plan to 'reform' judiciary
Protesting reservists say Netanyahu's far-right government's controversial judicial reform plan would erode Israel's democratic principles and pave the way for "dictatorship."Proposed law aims to curtail the Supreme Court's influence over the government. / Photo: Reuters
At least 161 senior officers and commanders of the Israeli Air Force's operational headquarters have resigned from reserve service over the government's plans for judicial reform. In a written statement on Tuesday, they said the government's controversial judicial reform plan would erode the country's democratic principles and pave the way for a"dictatorship."
Meanwhile, protests and acts of civil disobedience continued across the nation as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition prepares to present a draft law to parliament.Israel has been in political turmoil in recent months over the planned judicial reform, which the opposition has called a power grab in favour of the executive authority.
The opposition accuses Netanyahu, who is on trial on corruption charges, of using the judicial overhaul to protect himself from the courts.
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