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A single arrest has thrown the battle for Israel's soul into sharp relief

JL;DR SUMMARY The arrest of Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the former chief legal officer of the IDF, unveils deeper societal issues within Israel, reflecting a struggle between maintaining security and upholding moral principles. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdfLeakNetanyahuOccupationPolitical CultureSecrecyPalestinian DetaineeMoral AccountabilityYifat Tomer Yerushalmi

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Israeli anti-government protesters at a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanding the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the events of October 7, in Tel Aviv on Nov. 8."
Southern District, Israel
"In it, soldiers at a military detention facility called Sde Teiman, in Southern Israel, escort a blindfolded Palestinian detainee into a tent, largely shielding themselves from the cameras view."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Journalists in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv live off an endless stream of sources familiar with the matter or officials close to the prime minister, many of them senior officials."

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