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This is an excerpt from the documentary "Is war still a man's business? Israeli women soldiers give shocking testimonies about Israeli army" (First Hand Films)
Click here to watch the full documentary: youtu.be/jI6rTimkfJE
Israel is the only country in the world where 18-year-old girls are drafted for compulsory military service. In this award-winning documentary, the frank testimonials of six female Israeli soldiers stationed in Gaza and the West Bank pack a powerful emotional punch. The former soldiers share shocking moments of negligence, flippancy, immaturity and power-tripping as they describe atrocities they witnessed and participated in. The psychological transformation that these young women underwent as a result of military service is both upsetting and riveting. In fact, for some of them, the pride of serving their country and doing "good" will soon give way to a feeling of disillusionment and fear when faced with the reality of the horrors of war.
The culture of war transforms people: personalities change, moral codes are subverted, values are supplanted and masks are constructed to dull the pain of what they did and didn’t do in uniform.
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Original title: To See if I'm Smiling
A film by Tamar Yarom
A Tamar Yarom Production
© 2007, Licensed by First Hand Films
#documentary #israel #army #women #palestine
This is an excerpt from the documentary "Is war still a man's business? Israeli women soldiers give shocking testimonies about Israeli army" (First Hand Films)
Click here to watch the full documentary: youtu.be/jI6rTimkfJE
Israel is the only country in the world where 18-year-old girls are drafted for compulsory military service. In this award-winning documentary, the frank testimonials of six female Israeli soldiers stationed in Gaza and the West Bank pack a powerful emotional punch. The former soldiers share shocking moments of negligence, flippancy, immaturity and power-tripping as they describe atrocities they witnessed and participated in. The psychological transformation that these young women underwent as a result of military service is both upsetting and riveting. In fact, for some of them, the pride of serving their country and doing "good" will soon give way to a feeling of disillusionment and fear when faced with the reality of the horrors of war.
The culture of war transforms people: personalities change, moral codes are subverted, values are supplanted and masks are constructed to dull the pain of what they did and didn’t do in uniform.
Subscribe to the channel: goo.gl/5Sp36B
Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomo
Original title: To See if I'm Smiling
A film by Tamar Yarom
A Tamar Yarom Production
© 2007, Licensed by First Hand Films
#documentary #israel #army #women #palestine
