It's routine in Zionist circles, particularly when Israel is at war, to call the IDF "the most moral army in the world". Now, I'm aware there is a strong factual basis to this claim, but to my mind, laying too much stress on it is too big a concession to the enemy. (1/4)
By that I mean, Israel shouldn't have to command the world's most moral army in order to earn the right to defend itself. Israelis are not obliged to hold themselves to a uniquely high standard just because the rest of the world does. (2/4)
I'll also add that, on a philosophical level, there is something queasy-making about the very concept of waging war in a "moral" way. Warfare is inherently immoral, it's something a legitimate state does because it has no other choice. (3/4)
Israel's actions in its own defence are entirely justified, but have their own, often steep, human cost, and emphasising the IDF's "moral" nature overmuch can tend to sound callous in the face of e.g. Gazan civilian casualties. (4/4)
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