Completely logical, and what we all know. In Haaretz, not the New York Times, which protects Americans from this discovery:
As in every war, prolonged time in the field led to brutish behavior in some of the units.
"The impact of the long confrontation with the Palestinians cannot
be ignored," says a senior reserve officer, "and one should also bear
in mind what sort of values inductees have when they come to us these
days. Every year, the education system produces a significant number of
little racists."
Periodic studies conducted by the IDF contain soldiers' testimonies
about the use of the so-called "neighbor procedure" (forcing
Palestinians to enter nearby houses to ask inhabitants to come out),
abuses at checkpoints, shooting at medical personnel and more…
"What did you think would happen?" a senior officer wondered this
week. "We sent 10,000 troops into Gaza, more than 200 tanks and armored
personnel carriers, 100 bulldozers. What were 100 bulldozers going to
do there?"
The IDF estimates that approximately 2,000 houses were destroyed in the fighting. The Palestinians say the figure is twice that.
"The impact of the long confrontation with the Palestinians cannot
be ignored," says a senior reserve officer, "and one should also bear
in mind what sort of values inductees have when they come to us these
days. Every year, the education system produces a significant number of
little racists."
Periodic studies conducted by the IDF contain soldiers' testimonies
about the use of the so-called "neighbor procedure" (forcing
Palestinians to enter nearby houses to ask inhabitants to come out),
abuses at checkpoints, shooting at medical personnel and more…
"What did you think would happen?" a senior officer wondered this
week. "We sent 10,000 troops into Gaza, more than 200 tanks and armored
personnel carriers, 100 bulldozers. What were 100 bulldozers going to
do there?"
The IDF estimates that approximately 2,000 houses were destroyed in the fighting. The Palestinians say the figure is twice that.
