Eight soldiers and police officers on active duty died by suicide in April, along with three former reservists. Soldiers, experts and activists cite canceled decompression programs, reduced field support and commanders who missed warning signs
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir scolded senior commanders, demanding troops follow the IDF code of ethics. But ordinary soldiers face a dilemma: the values of Judaism of the country don't overlap with universal moral values of the code, so which prevails?