The atrocities I read in the article and freely admitted by the IDF soldiers are harrowing. We know they’ve committed even worse. Not a single one of them expressed regret for what they did. They are wicked and are nurtured in a society that normalized and encouraged the way they think and the way they act. The soldiers are not victims. They are fully responsible for their own actions. It is even more concerning that most Israeli adults serve in the IDF. They will passionately defend this. Think about how your communities talk about Palestinians and Muslims. How do they contribute to these attitudes of dehumanization and vitriol?
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u/musingmarkhor Non-Jewish Ally 3d ago edited 3d ago
The atrocities I read in the article and freely admitted by the IDF soldiers are harrowing. We know they’ve committed even worse. Not a single one of them expressed regret for what they did. They are wicked and are nurtured in a society that normalized and encouraged the way they think and the way they act. The soldiers are not victims. They are fully responsible for their own actions. It is even more concerning that most Israeli adults serve in the IDF. They will passionately defend this. Think about how your communities talk about Palestinians and Muslims. How do they contribute to these attitudes of dehumanization and vitriol?