עיון מחודש ברעיון ה"הפיכה במהופך": השפעת הקבוצות האזרחיות על הצבא - מערך המילואים בצה"ל

The reserves have been a central pillar in the security concept of the State of Israel from the inception of the state to today. In the year 2000 the reserves underwent changes and transformations that were influenced by a number of factors, both internal military factors and external ones. The legislation of the Reserves Law of 2008 was completed after a long process in the IDF and the Knesset, and was influenced by events such as the Second Lebanon War and the protest by reserve soldiers. The article examines whether the legislative process that led to the Reserves Law of 2008 reveals the influence of civilian groups on its content, and the ramification of this influence on the activity of the army. I shall illustrate the influence of civilian groups on the enactment of the Reserves Law by means of the idea proposed by Stuart Cohen which he called an "Coup in Reverse" (Cohen, 2005, 8-21). The article illustrates the idea of "Coup in Reverse" on the basis of the activity of the "Amuta for Reserve Soldiers " in the legislative process that led to the enactment of the Reserves Law.