The Israel Defense Force is extending the maximum amount of reserve duty to 50 days per year. Drawn up because of the continuing Palestinian intifada, the new guidelines approved by Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer are being criticized because several benefits for reservists have been repeatedly delayed.
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