Penetrating the Shields of Institutional Immunity: The Political Dynamic of Bereavement in Israel

Doron, Gideon; Lebel, Udi

doi:10.1080/1362939042000221277

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“…It is important to note that firearms accidents are usually of high fatality rates. Their senseless characteristic has detrimental effects not only on the unit but on the bereavements of the victim's families [ 21 ]. Indeed great efforts were made to control this hazard – as in the case of other cases of unauthorized use of firearms especially concerning suicides [ 22 ].…”

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Dimensions of operational stress and forms of unacceptable risk taking with small arms and munitions

Ben-Shalom

2015

Disaster and Mil Med

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BackgroundAccidents with small arms and munitions during deployment is a significant safety concern for leaders and safety specialists in combat units. Operational stress may lead to forms of unacceptable risk taking with small arms that may underlie some of these accidents. The present research studied the correlation between two dimensions of operational stress, two forms of risk taking with small arms among combat unit soldiers and possible mediators. The dimensions of operational threat, negative affect and personality profile from the EPQ-R-S were predictors; "exaggerated preparedness" and "risky games with small arms and munitions" were dependent variables; safety climate of the platoon served as a mediator variable. The participants were 461 compulsory service combat soldiers in 31 companies. This field study was conducted during period of top security alert.ResultsThe results reveal that perceived threat is indeed correlated with exaggerated operational preparedness whereas general emotional state was correlated with risky games with small arms. Safety climate mediated only the correlation between general emotional state and risky games with small arms and munitions. Preparedness and risky games were predicted by the interaction of Psychoticism and the Lie Scale from the EPQ-R-S.ConclusionsThe results may enhance the efforts in reducing risk taking and prevention of accidents with small arms and munitions during and following deployment.

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Dimensions of operational stress and forms of unacceptable risk taking with small arms and munitions

Ben-Shalom

2015

Disaster and Mil Med

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“…[and] function as 'opinion leaders' who prepare, shape, and influence public opinion'' (Lebel & Ronel, 2009, p. 669). As such, these parents have access to national media resources that are not available to the general public (Doron & Lebel, 2004), where they can publish their poems.…”

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Ideological Meaning Making After the Loss of a Child: The Case of Israeli Bereaved Parents

Barak

Leichtentritt

2015

Death Studies

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The study provides a view of ideological meaning-making processes of 10 Israelis who lost a child examining the parents' perspectives and written public documents. The texts and interviews were analyzed using Gadamer's hermeneutic philosophy. Findings indicate that bereaved parents construct conflicting ideologically oriented viewpoints: doubting and affirming the Zionist ideology; ascribing sense and senselessness to the loss; and joining the ethos but keeping personal meanings. Our conclusion is consistent with theorists who reject the notion that the human narrative should be coherently unified. We point to potential links between relational dialectics and meaning-making theory and outline implications for practice.

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“…The family linked their bereavement to the struggle for the IDF’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and questioned the military presence in Gaza, labeling it as “Russian roulette” (Alternative News Network Web site). Apart from protest activity, the involvement of parents in military affairs also increased when they demanded changes in the manner in which training accidents and operational accidents were investigated within the IDF, pressure that resulted in bringing commanders to trial (Doron and Lebel 2004).…”

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How Casualty Sensitivity Affects Civilian Control: The Israeli Experience

Levy

2011

International Studies Perspectives

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In an effort to enhance the dialog between the literature on casualty sensitivity and that on civilian control, this article offers an integrative analysis that shows how high levels of casualty sensitivity affect the balance of power between civilians and the military. By drawing on the case of Israel during the Second Lebanon War (2006) and the Gaza War (2009), the article demonstrates that casualty sensitivity has a double effect. Initially, it restrains military action because the military internalizes this casualty shyness and, in response, adopts policies of casualty aversion. Thus, casualty sensitivity empowers civilians (at least, dovish civilians) vis á vis the military. However, the military and political leaders' efforts to compensate for these restraints ultimately give the military even more latitude. These efforts involve military doctrines that allow rapid decision making, contingency plans that weaken civilian control, and the military's control over the cost-informed discourse. Casualty aversion thus affects civilian control.

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Penetrating the Shields of Institutional Immunity: The Political Dynamic of Bereavement in Israel

Cited by 17 publications

References 4 publications

Dimensions of operational stress and forms of unacceptable risk taking with small arms and munitions

Dimensions of operational stress and forms of unacceptable risk taking with small arms and munitions

Ideological Meaning Making After the Loss of a Child: The Case of Israeli Bereaved Parents

How Casualty Sensitivity Affects Civilian Control: The Israeli Experience

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