As an IDF commander, I know how dangerous unrestricted rules of engagement are

When everything is permitted, no one is protected – not civilians, not soldiers and certainly not the values we're supposed to defend

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When everything is permitted, no one is protected – not civilians, not soldiers and certainly not the values we're supposed to defend

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