by Stephen Lendman
Israel is a warrior state - a nation at all times mobilized for war with
hundreds of thousands of reservists ready to supplement active duty
forces on short notice.
On July 27, three days of large-scale drills began - “testing the
(IDF’s) ability to rapidly transition from routine activities to an
emergency war footing,” according to the Jerusalem Post.
Hundreds of thousands of reservists got “mock telephone messages”
requesting confirmation of receipt. Thousands of others were called up
or are on alert to report for duty on command if ordered.
An IDF source said “(t)his is one of the largest reservist telephone
call-ups we’ve had in an exercise. We want to ensure that the system is
well-oiled and working.”
Northern and Southern commands will test responses to attacks from
Syria, Lebanon and Gaza. Why when