Has the IDF's people's army model collapsed? - opinion
A volunteer civilian army is possible only when a shared core of social values exists among citizens. But deepening social and political tensions has threatened this system.
RESERVISTS SIGN a statement that they will not continue serving, as part of the protest against the judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, last month. The blue placard reads: ‘There cannot be a people’s army without democracy.’ (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBEG/FLASH90)ByAMICHAI COHEN
