This speaks of the battle discipline and effective ROE that the IDF effectively operates under. It seems the battle culture is looking for any excuse to engage.
We’ve seen this with Israeli citizens being shot here, and I believe in a shooting in the West Bank where the citizen had killed two combatants and was surrendering to soldiers. I don’t know what their internal blue on blue casualty rates are, but i imagine it’s higher than forces with stronger ROE controls.
I’m afraid this isn’t just a military problem, this is a society problem, apartheid creates mental divisions where you think one group is less than another. And it’s easier to shoot the lesser group. That infects how you treat every engagement.
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This speaks of the battle discipline and effective ROE that the IDF effectively operates under. It seems the battle culture is looking for any excuse to engage.
We’ve seen this with Israeli citizens being shot here, and I believe in a shooting in the West Bank where the citizen had killed two combatants and was surrendering to soldiers. I don’t know what their internal blue on blue casualty rates are, but i imagine it’s higher than forces with stronger ROE controls.
I’m afraid this isn’t just a military problem, this is a society problem, apartheid creates mental divisions where you think one group is less than another. And it’s easier to shoot the lesser group. That infects how you treat every engagement.