Reserve Soldiers and Movement For Quality Government
Throughout the protests' duration, the reservists and the Movement for Quality Government were divided by the extent of their demands, with the latter calling for the establishment of a state commission, while the former, joined by parents of soldiers killed in the war, also demanding the government's immediate resignation.
Read more about this topic: 2006 Israeli Reserve Soldiers' Protest
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