Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityThe IDF denied the reservist was reinstated following intervention by the defense minister's office, saying he returned only after pledging to follow regulations. A military source said he was removed again after thanking the minister and lawmakers for helping reinstate 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 Peleg06:03 PM • August 05 2026 IDTThe IDF said Tuesday it has again removed from its reserve unit a right-wing activist whose return to service had been backed by Defense Minister Israel Katz's office. He had originally been removed after publishing political posts on social media while in uniform.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFLikudIsraeli politicsIsrael KatzEyal ZamirBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryGazaNetanyahuCori BushDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIDF Dismisses Right-wing Reservist Amid Political InterventionEl-Sayed's Small Victory Spells Big Trouble for IsraelAfter Weeks-long Delay, Hundreds Attend Funeral of Lod Man Shot Dead by PoliceAIPAC Must Return to Its Roots: Education, Not Political IntimidationAfter Five Weeks in State Custody, Body of Arab Citizen Shot by Police ReleasedRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of JoyEisenkot Keeps Running Away From What Everyone Knows He Believes