Israeli MP Yitzhak Kroizer, from the ultra-right Otzma Yehudit party (Jewish Force in French, Editor’s note), was dismissed from his position as a reservist fighter in the army after being photographed in a house in Lebanon. South with graffiti behind him reading “Office of Deputy Kroizer,” reports the Haaretz. The army transferred Mr. Kroizer from a combat role to a reservist unit for civil servants, effectively ending his current service, the Israeli newspaper added. Information confirmed by the Israeli army in a press release Sunday afternoon.
Israeli MP Yitzhak Kroizer and other Israeli soldiers in front of a house in South Lebanon. Photo taken from the daily Haaretz
She said that as a general rule, Knesset members “are not allowed to participate in the reserve except in exceptional cases, and that Mr. Kroizer’s request to serve had been approved.” The army considers the graffiti and the distribution of the photo to be “an action that does not serve an operational need on the battlefield” and considers them a violation of protocol, adds the Haaretz. The Israeli army spokesperson said: “The incident was investigated, and it was decided to terminate the reserve service of the individual in question,” the newspaper reported.
In a message published on In a television interview on an Israeli channel, he further denied having painted the graffiti himself, justifying the capture of the photo by the ambient “atmosphere” within the groups of reservists.
“Shame on command”
The photo was shared on the X network on Saturday by the far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, from the same party as the MP in question. He wrote: “We are fortunate in Otzma Yehudit to have MP Kroizer. A fighter in the Knesset and in Lebanon. Stay safe, Yitzhak, we’re waiting for you. Shame on the army command who fired you because of this! “.
A few weeks ago, Mr. Ben-Gvir strongly criticized the decision of the Israeli army to open an investigation into the “death” of a prisoner kidnapped during fighting in South Lebanon. He was a Hezbollah fighter captured by the Israeli army in South Lebanon, who was executed during his interrogation by a reservist soldier, according to Israeli media, including Israel Hayom and Channel 14, which reported this information.
Mr. Ben-Gvir had described the very idea of investigating the death of a Hezbollah fighter as “shameful”. The investigation revealed that the prisoner was killed by a member of Unit 504, the Israeli intelligence unit responsible for interrogations.
Israeli MP Yitzhak Kroizer, from the ultra-right Otzma Yehudit party (Jewish Force in French, Editor’s note), was dismissed from his position as a reservist fighter in the army after being photographed in a house in Lebanon. South with graffiti behind him reading “Office of Deputy Kroizer,” reports Haaretz. The Army transferred Mr. Kroizer from a role…
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