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Commentary;
Dr. Gadi Eshel of the Jabotinsky Heritage House termed the psychological training given to IDF soldiers before the 2005 Expulsion of 8,000 Jews from Gaza and four Shomron towns as “brainwashing” in a research study completed by the organization. Researchers concluded that this psychological training “had a serious impact on soldiers’ performance in later conflicts.”
Nearly 3 years ago, before the expulsion, a then-resident of Kfar Darom foresaw the drastic and serious psychological impact on all aspects of a soldier’s life resulting from both the training and carrying out the expulsion of Jews. Here is a link to the article posted to Katif.net which dealt with this psychological impact on the I.D.F. soldiers who would participate in the expulsion; Benny Darom.
