What does it mean to have a "reservist" army?

Israel sees military casualties differently from the rest of the world. Other countries see military deaths as less problematic, but we see each soldier as an individual and to us its no different from civilian casualties.

Listen to a few minutes of "Unholy" where Jonathan describes this phenomenon (from 22:18 for about two minutes):

The reason for this is the fact that our army service is mandatory and that the majority of the army is reserve forces.