The army plays a crucial role in legitimizing controversial policies pursued by Israel's political leadership. Centrist governments have relied on it to back moderate military policies (such as during Yitzhak Rabin's Oslo years), while right-wing governments have used it to justify aggressive or status quo-preserving policies (as was the case until October 7, 2023).

The deepest flaw in the thinking of people who talked endlessly this past week about the military being subordinate to political echelons is the notion that everything depends on…

The army plays a crucial role in legitimizing controversial policies pursued by Israel's political leadership. Centrist governments have relied on it to back moderate military…