Defense Minister Israel Katz addressed the statement made by Democratic Party chairman Yair Golan that 'a sane country does not kill babies as a hobby,' and announced: 'I have decided to instruct the IDF not to call up Yair Golan for reserve duty anymore and to prohibit him from wearing IDF uniforms or entering IDF bases.' According to Katz, 'Golan's serious remarks will be used by Israel's enemies to continue persecuting IDF soldiers worldwide.'