Israeli Troops to Receive Ethics Training via CD-ROM
Nov 3rd, 2003 • Posted in: NewsJERUSALEM
Israel’s military, repeatedly accused of violating the rights of Palestinians, last week deployed a CD-ROM with ethics lessons for its troops.
The CD-ROM, which includes clips from U.S. military-themed movies “Platoon” and “Rules of Engagement,” also contains lessons on legal doctrine and quizzes on ethics, reported the Associated Press.
The Israeli army last week began sending the training tool to field commanders and border police with instructions to share the material with their units. Scenarios on the tape include scenes examining the use of human shields and firing into crowds of demonstrators.
“The pressure in terms of decision making we’re placing on these 19-year-old soldiers is absolutely incredible,” Lt. Col. Amos Guiora, commander of the Army’s School of Military Law, told the AP.
Guiora said the U.S. Army has expressed interest in an English version of the program.
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