Israelis feel abandoned by trusted army after terror assault

[Demovictory9]

‘No one to talk to’: Israelis feel abandoned by trusted army after terror assault
Jonathan Silver says he has received no information on 6 missing relatives, three whom may be held captive in Gaza; he’s especially concerned for aunt, who suffers from Parkinson’s

https://www.timesofisrael.com/no-one-to-talk-to-israelis-feel-abandoned-by-trusted-army-after-terror-assault/

It was, they thought, an ironclad social contract. Israeli citizens would serve in the military and live along enemy borders. In exchange, the army would defend them.

That contract was shattered Saturday when hundreds of Hamas terrorists breached Israel’s defenses from the Gaza Strip, pouring in by air, land, and sea on a murderous rampage that would leave hundreds dead.

The infiltration caught Israel’s storied high-tech army completely unaware and stunned a country that prides itself on military prowess.

Further shocking Israelis was how long it took the military to respond. As thousands in southern Israel suddenly found themselves besieged, their cries for help went unanswered for hours. Holed up inside homes and safe rooms as terrorists sprayed bullets, torched homes, and hurled grenades, they turned in desperation to social media, to journalists, and to friends, beseeching the army to save them.

The weekend attacks and the military’s response brought an unsettling new sense of vulnerability and abandonment.

[Crowman2009]

1. That's what a Likud government does.

And just like the right wing in this country, they have also caused massive income inequality.

[marybourg]

2. It has to pride itself on military prowess. It's been surrounded since

the very day of its inception by nations and terrorist groups making war on it. I’m sure it would much rather pride itself on something else. It was founded, after all by largely secular European socialists.