Rabbis have sent a harsh letter in opposition to IDF military men who have chosen not to report for duty. According to Arutz Sheva, the Association of Community Rabbis wrote a scathing statement condemning IDF soldiers who are refusing duty on Tuesday as a form of opposition to the government’s reform initiatives.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, the Tzfas Chief Rabbi, serves as the organization’s chair.
The letter is in reaction to a group of reservists who have chosen not to report for duty in opposition to proposed judicial reforms, mostly from the air force. Rabbis “strongly condemn the calls for refusal that are being spread these days” and refer to them as “irresponsible calls.
The rabbis also stated that this rejection is “violent” and “an ethical and moral crime, which seeks to use service in the IDF as a tool in political debate.” The rabbis urged IDF commanders and political figures “to act decisively and impartially to stop this phenomenon.”
How many active servicemen have opted out of duty is unknown. The Jewish Press reports that “many on the right have noticed that the majority of the signatories of letters of refusal, from the Air Force and elite units, are themselves in their fifties and sixties and have long since ended their reserve service.
There are only five or six names of active reserve members on the lists of signatures. High-ranking IDF Rabbis are among the signatories.
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