Opinion IDF soldiers finish their beret march following eight months of training. Photo: Alexi Rosenfeld / IDF Spokesperson Unit JNS.org – There have been claims in recent years that the Israel Defense Forces has become “overly legalistic,” or in other words that the specter of prosecution and trial hampers the military’s freedom of action. This claim is mainly voiced in the context of the IDF’s war on terrorist organizations, which themselves flagrantly violate the rules of war, intentionally attacking civilians and hiding behind human shields. The truth is that fighting armed terrorist organizations is much more complicated—legally and operationally—than fighting...
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