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The IDF must stop closing ranks and start taking responsibility

Haaretz18 October 2026, 02:01 UTCIsrael

A castrated military prosecution that isn't capable of dispelling suspicions of a cover-up in cases involving soldiers and officers will have a hard time convincing anyone that it is capable of independently investigating suspicions of war crimes

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