Israeli soldiers angry: Netanyahu’s son is sitting out the war in Florida

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The son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (74) likes to share. Now Yair Netanyahu (32) has to take the hit. The reason: while countless reservists from abroad return to Israel to fight in the war against Hamas, the politician is staying in the sunny American state of Florida.

The Israeli army called up 360,000 reservists after the Hamas massacre on October 7. Yair Netanyahu is not one of them. Numerous Israeli and international media outlets quote soldiers criticizing the 32-year-old for this. “Yair is enjoying his life in Miami Beach while I am at the front,” said a soldier serving as a volunteer on Israel’s northern front. “We leave our jobs, our families and our children behind to protect our families at home and in our country, not the people responsible for this situation.” Brothers, fathers and sons. Everyone is going to the front, but Yair is not there, the army official said. “That does not contribute to building trust in the country’s leadership.”

“Most important moment”

Another soldier fighting on the Gaza border: “I flew back from the US, where I have a job, a life, my family. There is no way I can stay there at this critical moment and abandon my country and my people. Where is the Prime Minister’s son? Why is he not in Israel?” This is the most important moment for Israelis in their recent history. The soldier demands that the Prime Minister’s son is now also in Israel.

Israeli commentators also criticize Yair Netanyahu. “Reservists reported for duty very quickly – something that cannot be said about Netanyahu’s favorite son Yair: he is serving out the war on a beach in Florida,” says the Jerusalem Post.

He also performed military service

Military service is mandatory for most Israelis when they turn 18. Men must serve 32 months and women 24 months. They can then be called up as reservists until the age of 40 or even beyond in the event of a national emergency.

Yair Netanyahu also served in the army. However, he served not in a combat unit, but in the army press service. As an advisor to his father and a fervent advocate of his policies on social media, Yair Netanyahu likes to provoke. In Israel, he is also known as the unofficial propaganda minister because of his activities. Yair Netanyahu has been involved in several scandals in recent years. He was repeatedly convicted of defamation based on false claims on social media. (no)

Source: Blick