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Yuval Bloomberg slams IDF refusal during judicial reform as 'opening the gates for October 7'

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Yuval Bloomberg slams IDF refusal during judicial reform as 'opening the gates for October 7'

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Yuval Bloomberg, author of 'The Oslo Trap', issued a sharp critique of refusal to serve in the IDF during the judicial reform period, calling it 'opening the gates for the October 7 massacre'. The remarks were carried by Channel 14.

01 · THE DISPATCH

Yuval Bloomberg, author of the book 'The Oslo Trap', delivered a harsh public critique of Israeli soldiers and reservists who refused to report for duty during the 2023 judicial reform protests. In remarks carried by Channel 14, Bloomberg stated that such refusal 'opened the gates for the October 7 massacre'. The comment links the internal political crisis of early 2023 to the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023. Bloomberg's book, which predates the attack, argued that the Oslo Accords had created a security trap for Israel. The exact context of the interview — whether a live broadcast or a pre-recorded segment — was not specified in the source material. The charge is a political opinion, not a factual claim.

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