Episode notes
Doron Keidar has been defending the State of Israel since 2003. First in a combat unit, and then in the IDF Special Forces Reserves since 2017. But it's only in this most current war in Gaza that he has fought two simultaneous battles: the war against Hamas and the Information War, which has been equally brutal.
A convert to Judaism and a lifelong Zionist, Doron lives by the IDF moral code--the moral code of the Jews. His mission in life is to protect and serve, never to kill or destroy.
In this war of good vs. evil, of legitimate warfare vs. terrorism, there has been so much moral confusion. Even a large swath of the "good guys" don't understand who the good guys are anymore.
In this conversation, Shana Meyerson and Doron discuss the moral standards of the Israel Defense Forces, what it means to be a soldier of faith, and w ...
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