From January to October 2023, Israel saw a struggle between the Kahanist government and the centrist opposition. The military and the military ethos played a key role for both sides: the Kahanists enjoy support in the army, while the opposition had the special units, airforce and intelligence. 1/

Or, as sociologist Yagil Levy has defined it, between the military tasked with the Occupation (social periphery), and the hi-tech military (elites). That conflict climaxed with the elite units threatening to stop volunteering for reserve duty. 2/