Israel Katz heads the Defense Ministry during one of Israel’s most critical periods, with three active fronts. Instead of confronting those challenges, he has embraced populism that disparages the IDF while defending Haredi draft dodgers
At the height of the protests against the judicial overhaul in 2023, when reservists began circulating petitions threatening to stop volunteering for military service, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked if he thought those reservists should be ousted. He ruled immediately: No.