I can see how this would maybe help them avoid legal prosecution, but I just assume every israeli is an evil war-criminal child-killing sexual predator demon-creature unless I am given good reason to believe otherwise.
So the social ostracism of being an israeli still remains, as does the possibility of orchestrating Fresh (1994)-style schemes against them.
When you’re the good guys
I’m guessing this is supposed to be an opsec thing but it also reeks like a liberal protest thing
Ironically in Israel, even this minor act would probably face major backlash
I’ve said this before but ‘leftist’ is literally a pejorative in Israel
I’ve said this before but ‘leftist’ is literally a pejorative in Israel
It’s a perjorative in every Western country, Israel is just the most openly fascist
im not in the west and its a pejorative here too
Me if i was in the IDF
people who are definitely not ashamed
They’re not though! At all! This is about protecting themselves from reprisal, not shame.
Totally normal thing for mass murderers to do
This doesn’t seem real to me. At that point, why take pictures at all?
Yeah if this is true the IDF just became the most infiltratible military on earth
Surely they still use their real faces on their security badges, right?
Now you’re gonna laugh, but I found out that here in the Middle East it used to be some women took their ID photos…while wearing face veils; it’s no longer legal for immediately obvious reasons
The IDF website does show these pictures, so I don’t think it’s fake. As to why, I have no idea. Be careful clicking the link: https://www.idf.il/אתרי-יחידות/הכירו-את-120-מצטייני-הנשיא-שלנו-לשנת-2025/
My theory is that, other benefits (international courts, identification on the street) aside, it makes it harder for Hamas to release the identities of dead Zionists. They would use these photos in videos of sniping operations at times.
I think it would have a profound effect being a settler and seeing a blurry video suddenly go “oh this your your neighbour/brother/son/cousin btw lol” as they get 🔻🔻🔻. Those pseudoanonymous blurs suddenly distinct human beings who their families and communities recognise being liquidated like the cowards they are.
Plus, the state will struggle to hide its casualty numbers if Hamas were to continue identifying their targets.
we know who you are
This is the start of what will become a wider trend of obscuring identifying features for military and law enforcement personnel. I am reminded of this cautionary video, which is ever more relevant given what’s happening in Ukraine: https://youtu.be/O-2tpwW0kmU
what specifically is happening in Ukraine re: this?
Automated attack drones deployed in swarms. Self piloting, automatic targeting, both kamikazi style and remote payload delivery. Publicly they claim they still require human target confirmation before finalizing the strike, but given how far jamming has come it is clear that full self directed lethal strike is inevitable if not already in play.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/technology/ukraine-war-ai-weapons.html
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Damn, it’s like the boomerang of imperialism will swing back to the imperial core or something, that’s wild.
yikes
“Oh no, they killed the democrats”
Wow even over the course of like 5 minutes scifi always ruins its premise with cornball shit
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
resistance fighters DO target IOF soldiers who are known to have commit (more egregious than normal) atrocities
faceless Zionazi hordes moment
some shit microsoft would publish about new sota model that can show the backside of photos
