Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityRight-wing activist Ziv Baranes was transferred from his reserve unit after making political statements in uniform, sources say. After Defense Minister Katz's office contacted the military, his commanders reinstated himShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBar Peleg, Yaniv Kubovichand Noa Shpigel05:28 PM • August 03 2026 IDTDefense Minister Israel Katz's office intervened to help reinstate a far-right pro-government activist to the IDF reserve unit from which he had been transferred after making political statements in uniform, two sources familiar with the matter told Haaretz.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel KatzIDFBenjamin NetanyahuIsraeli politicsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastDefense Minister's Office Advocated for Pro-gov't Reservist's Return to IDF UnitIsrael's Supreme Court Looks the Other Way as Patients in Gaza SufferUnlike Israel's Latest Influencer, Charli XCX Would Have Recognized RabinWhat We Can Learn From France's Celebration of a Jewish Resistance HeroCould a Jewish Politician Joining an Islamist Party Shake Up Israel's Election?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts