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Source: http://www.jcpa.org/jpsr/jpsr-guiora-s06.htm
Teaching Morality in Armed Conflict: The Israel Defense Forces Model
(Jewish Political Studies Review) Amos N. Guiora - Teaching morality and ethics during armed conflict to combat units presents unique challenges to both military educators and commanders. Aspects of this complex issue include the prevailing military culture, the character of military training, and the nontraditional combat zone. The Israel Defense Forces created a video program by using two- to three-minute clips from relevant Hollywood movies that would be familiar to most of the target audience and presenting eleven "codes of conduct." Although the video was prepared by the IDF School of Military Law, the issue of morality in armed conflict is ultimately the responsibility of the commander.