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Originally Posted by longrange1947
...the liberals of Israel have now started the BS of soldier hating.
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You raise a very good point, and I think the issue goes beyond it though. The early IDF and other defense/intelligence outfits within Israel were so driven by the aftermath of the Holocaust to the point that the words "Never again" are reportedly etched in Hebrew and English on Israels first nuclear warhead. The next(current) generation of Israeli warriors IMHO see the Holocaust as another tragedy in the annals of Jewish history, and the motivations are different, combined with a constant war-footing against an unconventional and unseen enemy has wreaked havoc on the IDF morale as a whole. There isn't always a real, tangible answer to the "Why are we fighting?", and the truth is just as murky as the lies...
My .02