r/JewsOfConscience • u/Nomogg • Sep 25 '24

History Israeli soldiers speak about the Tantura massacre in 1948

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u/Lake-of-Birds Non-Jewish historian Sep 25 '24

This stuff is brutal. Reminds me a bit of Oppenheimer's documentary The Act of Killing interviewing people who killed communists or "communists" in Indonesia in 1965-6. Since they were never punished, quite the opposite they were praised for their heroic deeds, few of the people being interviewed felt any remorse and they talked openly about everything they had done.

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u/talsmash Anti-Zionist Ally Sep 25 '24

Yes, also similar to how US soldiers spoke openly about the My Lai massacre https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vp-6WFSXO4o

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u/PerroHundsdog Sep 25 '24

If this is from the Winter Soldier Investigation they had at least remorse and were part of Vets against war. Its worth a read

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Soldier_Investigation