eed a
change
of scene?

Have a heart-to-heart
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the intifada because its generals
could never bring themselves to
fight it," concluded Mr. Gal. "For
over six years, they refused to re-
vise the army's orientation, and
the result is that the army has
come out looking both brutal and
ineffective."
Nevertheless, the cost to the
army of six years of bootless bat-
tle has largely been counter to ex-
pectations. Despite grim forecasts
of mass demoralization and dis-
integration, the IDF has come
through the experience surpris-
ingly intact.
Most difficult to assess is the
impact on the Standing Army
(18- to 21-year-old conscripts), be-
cause it's still too early to judge
the long-term effects. "These sol-
diers certainly bear the scars of
the intifada," said Mr. Gal. "We
know they've witnessed ugly
scenes, and some experience
nightmares. They talk about
`burn-out' and want to get their
service over as quickly as possi-
ble" (which was also true of con-
scripts before the intifada).
"Some also grapple with moral
qualms and questions about their
Israeli identity. But there's no la-
bel for these symptoms, like 'shell
shock' or 'battle fatigue.' And
above all, they go on functioning."
One widespread prediction —
that service in the territories
would radicalize young soldiers
— has likewise been belied by

"The IDF is strictly a
combat-oriented
force, whereas the
intifada was
essentially a long
series of policing
actions."

— Reuven Gal

surveys showing that conscripts
generally move from polarized
positions toward a moderate mid-
dle ground.
"Direct contact with the Pales-
tinians, in their own setting,
tends to smash the stereotypes
about them," reported Mr. Gal.
Right-wingers come to see that
the Palestinians are far more
"clever" than they assumed (and
that "it's no fun trying to control
1.5 million people"), while leftists
tend to become disillusioned with
the idea of a "cooperative future"
with them.
Above all, studies show that
the motivation of young people to
serve in the IDF remains high de-
spite the intifada. Asked to grade
the degree to which they want to
serve in the army, 80-85 percent
of the prospective conscripts
replied that they "want" or "very
much want" to, and a multi-year

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