• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    I stand firm in my opinion that their boots-on-the-ground infantryman are also victims

    Settlers enlisted in an occupying force that seeks to claim more territory over the bodies of the native occupants are not victims.

    • Liz@midwest.social
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      20 days ago

      They have mandatory service, though I’m sure very few people serving their mandatory term are a part of the invading force.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        20 days ago

        Israeli conscription is becoming as fierce and draconian as Russian conscription. A big reason why the Israeli economy is tanking stems from the mass mobilization of working age adults to do war crimes.