04528nam 2200817 a 450 991077983530332120231212222124.01-78238-228-31-78238-229-10-85745-957-010.1515/9780857459572(CKB)2550000001109074(EBL)1337779(OCoLC)855534407(SSID)ssj0000955075(PQKBManifestationID)12412987(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000955075(PQKBWorkID)10945213(PQKB)10670273(MiAaPQ)EBC1337779(Au-PeEL)EBL1337779(CaPaEBR)ebr10744646(CaONFJC)MIL509164(DE-B1597)635898(DE-B1597)9780857459572(EXLCZ)99255000000110907420120817d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSoldiering under occupation[electronic resource] processes of numbing among Israeli soldiers in the Al-Aqsa Intifada /Erella Grassiani1st ed.New York Berghahn Books20131 online resource (168 p.)Includes index.0-85745-956-2 1-299-77913-1 Includes bibliographical references.Understanding Israeli soldiers -- Israel: a militarized society -- Uprisings -- Soldiers as perpetrators -- Misbehaviour and violence -- Conclusion -- Studying soldiers -- Becoming or being a perpetrator -- Space, power, (mis)behaviour and morality -- Physical closeness and distance -- Constructed moralities in speech -- Moral disengagement and denial -- Perpetrators' accounts -- Conclusion -- Checkpoints, arrests and patrols: spaces of occupation -- Policing by soldiers: dirty work -- Checkpoints: obstruction of passage -- Arrests and 'straw widows': entering the private Palestinian domain -- Patrolling -- Conclusion -- Performing as occupiers: operational dynamics -- Routine -- Relations of power -- Tired, bored and scared: emotional, physical and cognitive numbing -- Anger, boredom, frustration and more: the emotional dimension -- Hot, cold and tired: the physical dimension -- Unclear categories and uncertainty: implications of the cognitive dimension -- Conclusion -- Blurring morals: the numbed moral competence of soldiers -- Moral professionalism -- Cognitive blurring -- Detachment: 'not thinking about it' -- Conclusion -- Morality in speech: discursive strategies of soldiers -- The minimization of moral agency -- Professionalism (miktsoayut) -- Bottom-up: soldiers' talk -- Strategic talk -- Ideology -- No need for explanation -- Critical voices: moral re-sensitizing -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- The systemic approach: taking the Israeli case outside of its borders.Often, violent behavior or harassment from a soldier is dismissed by the military as unacceptable acts by individuals termed, "rotten apples." In this study, the author argues that this dismissal is unsatisfactory and that there is an urgent need to look at the (mis)behavior of soldiers from a structural point of view. When soldiers serve as an occupational force, they find themselves in a particular situation influenced by structural circumstances that heavily influence their behavior and moral decision-making. This study focuses on young Israeli men and their experiences as combat soldierAl-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-2005AtrocitiesSoldiersIsraelSocial conditionsSoldiersIsraelMoral conditionsSoldiersIsraelAttitudesApathyMilitary ethicsIsraelMilitary governmentIsraelHuman rightsIsraelHuman rightsWest BankHuman rightsGaza StripAl-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-2005Atrocities.SoldiersSocial conditions.SoldiersMoral conditions.SoldiersAttitudes.Apathy.Military ethicsMilitary governmentHuman rightsHuman rightsHuman rights956.9405/4Grassiani Erella1516759MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779835303321Soldiering under occupation3753430UNINA