Media får hård kritik

Danny Zamir, mannen som Haaretz hävisade till när de skrev om soldaters dåliga uppförande i Gaza har skrivit en kolumn i Jerusalem Post. Han säger att media totalt feltolkat det som soldaterna pratade om. Media var så ivrig att hitta fel i IDF:s uppförande att man använde 9 soldaters funderingar om sina upplevelser i Gaza till att svartmåla en hel armé.
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"It was as if the media were altogether so eager to find reason to criticize the IDF that they pounced on one discussion by nine soldiers who met after returning from the battlefield to share their experiences and subjective feelings with each other, using that one episode to draw conclusions that felt more like an indictment. Dogma replaced balance and led to a dangerous misunderstanding of the depth and complexity of Israeli reality. The individual accounts were never intended to serve as a basis for broad generalizations and summary conclusions by the media; they were published internally, intended for program graduates and their parents as a tool to be used in the process of educating and guiding the next generation...
THE GUIDING principle that directs IDF combat soldiers, both in their planning and conduct in combat, encompasses a balance between two needs: to defend soldiers' lives and to minimize harm to the civilians behind whom terrorists try to hide. This is expressed in the tension between the necessity of opening fire when the soldiers' security and battle conditions require, even when there's a danger to civilians (providing advance warning to the extent possible), and the absolute obligation to hold fire and to act with due compassion toward civilians when it appears that they have no evil intent. In addition, basic respect toward civilians' belongings and their religious and spiritual property is part of this moral code. "

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Den judiska påsken inleds i morgon, onsdag kväll, med sedermåltiden. Det är en stor familjehögtid (Du skall berätta för dina barn!)
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