Last week, Israel was all in a tizzy as tens of thousands of reserve soldiers were called up by the government. Among them was Eran Tamir, a soldier who had been on four tours of duty in just eighteen months. But guess what? Tamir decided to be a rebel and said, “Nah, count me out.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had blabbed about some ground offensive in Gaza being “intensive,” but Tamir wasn’t buying it. He called out the government’s lies in an open letter, saying, “This war is a big fat lie, and I ain’t gonna be a part of it.” He even threw shade at other potential objectors, calling their concerns “deranged.”
When the conflict first kicked off in 2023, Tamir was all hyped up and flew back to Israel from the U.S. in a jiffy. But now, after all the chaos and drama, he’s like, “Nah, I’m out.” He feels guilty about ditching his comrades, but he just can’t deal with the nonsense anymore. And he’s not alone—more and more ex-soldiers are speaking out against the madness. Like Michael Majer, who was all about protecting his peeps, but now he’s like, “This war is a hot mess, y’all.”
The Israeli military is freaking out because reservists are ditching their duties left and right. Attendance rates are plummeting faster than a rock dropped off a cliff. Even the Air Force peeps were like, “Nah, we’re not down for this anymore.” And don’t even get me started on the intelligence soldiers and doctors in the reserves—they’re all saying, “Enough is enough.” It’s like a whole revolution within the military, and the higher-ups are sweating bullets. The Army is trying to play it cool, saying they got enough peeps to get the job done. But behind closed doors, they’re freaking out because entire units are ghosting them.
As the conflict drags on, more and more reservists are saying, “Peace out.” Marriages are falling apart, jobs are being lost, and morale is at an all-time low. People are just done with the endless fighting and the government’s shady agenda. Even those who are still reporting for duty are feeling the strain. They’re like, “How much longer can we keep this up?” It’s a hot mess, but no one seems to have a clear exit strategy. Netanyahu is playing hardball, and his coalition partners are breathing down his neck to keep the war going. But the people are tired, the soldiers are exhausted, and Gaza is in shambles. It’s a whole mess that no one seems to have a clue how to clean up.
