Israeli reservist colonel dismissed over judicial reform protest
JERUSALEM: The Israeli air force said on Thursday that it had dismissed a reservist officer in the military for trying to orchestrate group walkouts from training flights as part of a spreading protest at judicial reforms planned by the government.
In its first disciplinary measure during the political crisis roiling Israel, the military said in a statement that the colonel, whose name as not been published, “behaved … in a manner unbecoming of his officer’s rank and station.”
![Ilan Margalit, a 69-year-old former fighter pilot, holds an Israeli flag at a demonstration in Jerusalem on February 9, 2023, by military reservists against proposed judicial changes by Israel's new right-wing government. (REUTERS)](https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2023/03/09/3717546-1002684796.jpg)