Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeWhen everything is permitted, no one is protected – not civilians, not soldiers and certainly not the values we're supposed to defendAnonymous 04:45 AM • July 06 2026 IDTI don't usually hide behind anonymity, but hiding one's identity often enables one to reveal what needs to be uncovered.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFGazaIsrael-Gaza WarMental HealthCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-IranNetanyahuSteffen SeibertGaza CafeOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz PodcastAs an IDF Commander, I Know How Dangerous Unrestricted Rules of Engagement AreCabinet Defying the High Court Is a Dry Run for Election InterferenceNetanyahu's Government Just Declared the End of the Rule of Law in IsraelIsraeli Civilians Tried to Cross Into Syria, IDF Says, Amid Settlement ReportsIsraeli College Employee Faces Possible Dismissal Over Political Facebook PostsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What Happened103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?
Opinion | As an IDF commander, I know how dangerous unrestricted rules of engagement are
When everything is permitted, no one is protected – not civilians, not soldiers and certainly not the values we're supposed to defend






