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Been thinking about Israel; I left 20+ years ago, so my perspective on how it's changed isn't particularly informed. But I notice continuities, and one that isn't really talked about a lot is the deep influence of militarism.

As https://newprofile.org/en/ puts it, Israel is "an army with a state."

For a sense of scale, 40% of men are drafted to the military, 33% of women. Focus only on Jewish Israelis, and it's 58% and 49%. (As of 2019: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2019-09-06/ty-article/.premium/most-israelis-dont-serve-in-the-army-but-its-still-the-right-solution-for-now/0000017f-ef20-da6f-a77f-ff2eea550000).

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