Abstract
A former chief psychologist of IDF declares that in Israel, military service is as natural a life-course stage as are pregnancy and birth. 1 A feature magazine article describes how a veteran of the 1973 war discovers and comes to terms with "his" post-traumatic syndrome, and how he is currently involved in litigation for emotional damage.2 A senior comma nder of the I DF de votesanop-edpie ce to the "orga nizational climate" of combat units and how their informal activities meet the "needs" of troops.3 The seare just a fewtypical, ifrandom, examples of how ps ycho - logical terminology has entered discussions about war and the military in contemporary Israel.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Militarism and Israeli Society |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press |
| Pages | 280-303 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780253354419 |
| State | Published - 2010 |