Haaretz Editorial

03:11 AM • April 19 2026 IDT

Some of them have emigrated; others quit their jobs. They walk among us and seem no different. But in their hearts, a storm is raging. They feel a sense of guilt, shame, revulsion and self-alienation. The reason: They are suffering from moral injury in the wake of their military service during the war in Gaza.

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