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So anyone who has ever served in the IDF is fair game? Got it

JumpCrisscross 5mo ago
> anyone who has ever served in the IDF is fair game? Aren’t they? Particularly if they’re still doing work for the IDF or are active reservists.
- noworriesnate 5mo ago
  No, that’s the point, Israel wants their civilians to not be targeted even though many/ most of them have served in the IDF, but they targeted this man.
  - thisislife2 5mo ago
    In some ways, Israel is a military State because everyone (with some minor exception) is required to serve in the military. If everyone is a trained soldier, the only true civilians are the children ...
    - tw04 5mo ago
      Actually not true. Most of the ultra orthodox are exempted from service and are a huge source of the support for continued military operations. Because they don’t have to actually put themselves at risk. It’s been the primary source of netenyahu’s ability to stay in power. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly580gkd9ro https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly580gkd9ro https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/g-s1-121631/israel-military-ultra-orthodox-netanyahu-coalition https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/g-s1-121631/israel-military-u...
      - thisislife2 5mo ago
        That's the "minor" exception I mentioned. But, as you must be aware, there is also a strong political campaign in Israel to remove this exemption. This is also likely to be a major political issue in the upcoming election.
- ebbi 5mo ago
  the same guy will have a sook about the 'hostages' on Oct 7, many of whom were actually in the IDF lol. Double standards galore with these lot.
DANmode 5mo ago
Joining armies used to mean something.
- falcor84 5mo ago
  When, and what?
  - DANmode 5mo ago
    That you were prepared to die for that flag. Until about 50-100 years ago, I’d say that’s when people started fuzzing the realities of death and war.
    - falcor84 5mo ago
      I'm not sure what you mean. From what I see and conversations I've had with service members, joining the military still absolutely entails awareness (if not quite preparedness) that the person may die for their nation. Are you arguing that people in Hezbollah or the IDF are not aware of this reality?
      - DANmode 5mo ago
        I’m pointing out that this commenter doesn’t seem to be aware: > So anyone who has ever served in the IDF is fair game? Got it
        falcor84 5mo ago
        Ah, thanks for clarifying. But still, my understanding is that military personal are generally aware of their nationalistic-mortality (for lack of a better term) when they are in active duty, but expect to relinquish that mortality risk after they leave the military. Has that changed in any way? Maybe I'm naive, but it seems to me that there was always a massive distinction between a service member who is currently serving, regardless of whether it's a combat or hq role, and a veteran.
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> anyone who has ever served in the IDF is fair game? Aren’t they? Particularly if they’re still doing work for the IDF or are active reservists.

noworriesnate 5mo ago
No, that’s the point, Israel wants their civilians to not be targeted even though many/ most of them have served in the IDF, but they targeted this man.
- thisislife2 5mo ago
  In some ways, Israel is a military State because everyone (with some minor exception) is required to serve in the military. If everyone is a trained soldier, the only true civilians are the children ...
  - tw04 5mo ago
    Actually not true. Most of the ultra orthodox are exempted from service and are a huge source of the support for continued military operations. Because they don’t have to actually put themselves at risk. It’s been the primary source of netenyahu’s ability to stay in power. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly580gkd9ro https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly580gkd9ro https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/g-s1-121631/israel-military-ultra-orthodox-netanyahu-coalition https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/g-s1-121631/israel-military-u...
    - thisislife2 5mo ago
      That's the "minor" exception I mentioned. But, as you must be aware, there is also a strong political campaign in Israel to remove this exemption. This is also likely to be a major political issue in the upcoming election.
ebbi 5mo ago
the same guy will have a sook about the 'hostages' on Oct 7, many of whom were actually in the IDF lol. Double standards galore with these lot.

DANmode 5mo ago

Joining armies used to mean something.

falcor84 5mo ago
When, and what?
- DANmode 5mo ago
  That you were prepared to die for that flag. Until about 50-100 years ago, I’d say that’s when people started fuzzing the realities of death and war.
  - falcor84 5mo ago
    I'm not sure what you mean. From what I see and conversations I've had with service members, joining the military still absolutely entails awareness (if not quite preparedness) that the person may die for their nation. Are you arguing that people in Hezbollah or the IDF are not aware of this reality?
    - DANmode 5mo ago
      I’m pointing out that this commenter doesn’t seem to be aware: > So anyone who has ever served in the IDF is fair game? Got it
      - falcor84 5mo ago
        Ah, thanks for clarifying. But still, my understanding is that military personal are generally aware of their nationalistic-mortality (for lack of a better term) when they are in active duty, but expect to relinquish that mortality risk after they leave the military. Has that changed in any way? Maybe I'm naive, but it seems to me that there was always a massive distinction between a service member who is currently serving, regardless of whether it's a combat or hq role, and a veteran.

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