That is political. This country has a defence minister who, as army chief of staff, was the most political ever. It is hypocritical to say lower ranking officers cannot express an opinion. What they mean is, we can be political so long as we agree with the government. Well that's not democracy.

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Colonel Raanan Scoffs

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Political expression within the military challenges the idea that military personnel should not express their political views, especially when higher-ranking officers do so

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'We're air force pilots, not mafia. We don't take revenge'

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/03/israel#:~:text=That%20is%20political.%20This%20country%20has%20a%20defence%20minister%20who%2C%20as%20army%20chief%20of%20staff%2C%20was%20the%20most%20political%20ever.%20It%20is%20hypocritical%20to%20say%20lower%20ranking%20officers%20cannot%20express%20an%20opinion.%20What%20they%20mean%20is%2C%20we%20can%20be%20political%20so%20long%20as%20we%20agree%20with%20the%20government.%20Well%20that%27s%20not%20democracy.

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Political expression within the military challenges the idea that military personnel should not express their political views, especially when higher-ranking officers do so

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