• Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    That’s a different way of saying “TikTok appoints Israeli as its Hate Speech Manager.” IDF service is mandatory.

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      5 days ago

      You can still refuse. You’d have to sit in prison, but that’s worth it at this point

      • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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        5 days ago

        Definitely. But everyone who is alive who has held Israeli citizenship is either an (ick) IDF soldier, or is (like this person) an ex-IDF soldier.

        Although that makes me think: do those who have already started rabbinical training also need to do their 2 years?

        • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
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          I’m Israeli, didn’t do military service, knew many people who also didn’t do it.

          don’t get me wrong, the IDF wants you to join, but if you don’t want to, they can’t make you

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          This is not true. Haredi jews were exempt from the draft until last year. And Arabs Muslims or Chrisrians, even if they are citizens, are not drafted at all.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 days ago

      Mandatory or not, a past committing genocide and being taught to see people of a certain nationality as inherently subhuman while going all in on DARVO gaslighting should still exclude you from being in charge of anything related to bigotry and hate speech.

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        5 days ago

        I agree. Is that the case with this person?

        I know a few ex-IDF soldiers. One served from 1967-69 in Records hunting down artwork stolen by the Nazis. Went on to become a professor who taught world literature. Left Israel in the 70s to live and work somewhere more multicultural. Still not someone I’d recommend for this position, but “ex-IDF” covers a lot of people, some of whom might be very qualified for the position.

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      6 days ago

      Right? Very politically charged title. Death to the IDF and all, but come on.