The Israeli government approved on Monday the recruitment of reservists under the emergency order, with a maximum number of 450,000 soldiers until Aug. 31, 2025, despite significant legal concerns raised by the decision. This represents a record number of reservists approved since the Oct. 7 terror attack.
The legal opinion stated that there is a significant legal difficulty in extending the emergency order for reservists because the government is not making sufficient efforts to increase recruitment from the ultra-Orthodox community. The proposal also noted that the estimated cost per reservist to taxpayers is NIS 1,000 (about $280) per day.
Earlier, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara addressed the issue at the annual conference of the Israel Bar Association, saying, "Any discussion about warfare requires a discussion about equality in bearing the burden. In reality, not everyone shares the burden equally, and the basic sense of justice is severely damaged."
Baharav-Miara emphasized, "The defense establishment has clarified its needs, and the professional level has explained that every active-duty soldier carries the burden equivalent to several reservists. The Security Service Law mandates uniform and equal service – that is the legal situation. In contrast, the Draft Law, which has yet to be enacted, is not a work plan and does not exempt anyone from the duty to recruit [be recruited] or enlist."
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