Conscience at War: The Israeli Soldier as a Moral Critic

by Ruth Linn

Israel's security is maintained largely by civilians in uniform. The chronic state of war in Israel requires that every Israeli civilian serve in the Israel Defense Forces as a reservist until the age of 55. The focus of this book is the intellectual and moral challenges selective conscientious objection poses for resisters in Israel. It is the first psychological study of the Intifada refusniks.

The 1982-1985 Lebanon War was a dramatic turning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791427773
• ISBN13: 9780791427774
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.