Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich sent a sharply worded letter to the IDF chief of staff, demanding a review and cancellation of the dismissal of a reservist who was tried and discharged hours after sending a video expressing support for the Religious Zionism party, according to N12.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has sent a sharply worded letter to the IDF chief of staff, demanding a review and reversal of the dismissal of a reserve soldier. The soldier, according to a report by N12, was tried and discharged from service hours after sending a video to friends expressing support for Smotrich's Religious Zionism party. In his letter, Smotrich calls for the punishment to be re-examined and canceled. The letter represents a direct intervention by a senior minister in a military disciplinary case.
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