Three former IDF senior commanders traveled to Washington on Monday in a bid to warn American legislators and other decision-makers against the judicial overhaul advanced by the Netanyahu government. The three represent hundreds of Israeli reservists seeking to lobby the Biden administration to intervene in what they describe as a coup.

Col. (res.) Yoav Rosenberg, formerly head of the research division of Israeli military intelligence, discussed the letter with Al-Monitor. "We intend to present a letter addressed to President Joe Biden and to anyone capable of influencing policy," he read from the document. "It is signed by hundreds of reserve officers and asks the Americans to use their influence to thwart the moves of the governing coalition. We need your immediate help."

Rosenberg traveled to the United States along with Brig. Gen. Roy Riftin, formerly commander of the IDF Artillery Corps, and Col. Ofir Bar, an F-16 combat pilot. They are meeting with Jewish communities and administration and congressional officials to present them with urgent appeals against the judicial overhaul.

Rosenberg noted that on a government fund-raising drive in Washington, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has been snubbed by administration officials over his call to “wipe out” the Palestinian village of Huwara. In contrast, he and his companions had managed to set up meetings with influential officials.