Non essential call-up October 16, 2003 Israel Op/ed

I know this is an op/ed piece, but really struck me that Israel is experiencing almost the same EXACT thing as the US with reservist call ups! I thought this might be of interest politically to verify the Israeli/US connection even more solidly.

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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/350386.html

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It's not enough that they belong to a
minority - first to a part of the population that
continues to do reserve duty, and within this
group to the small segment that does field combat
duty. These men are also asked to leave behind
families, jobs and studies and to adjust
themselves suddenly to the needs of the army,
without any real justification for this abrupt
transition.
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