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...intensified the ordinary disruption ofbeing that age, many items over," remembers DavidI. Bruck '70, a protester and then-editorial chairof The Crimson. "The images of the war hung in theair like a noxious...
...intensified the ordinary disruption ofbeing that age, many times over," remebers DavidI. Bruck '70, a protester and then- editorialchair of The Crimson. "The images of the war hungin the air like a noxious...
...allegiance to the Israel Defense Forces." But the increasingly military nature of the month's work would raise a legal and perhaps moral question in the minds of prospective American participants: just how far may an American citizen go toward aiding the military effort of another country, even Israel? Davidi asserts that "none of the volunteers are encouraged to join the Defense Forces," not only for reasons of nationality but also often because of age or suitability, but the question of how much participation is actually full participation remains open to question...
Another questionable area lies in the issue of indoctrination. Full military discipline is not exercised over the volunteers, but the program makes no bones about impressing upon each individual the "patriotic" good deed he or she is doing for Israel. Further, Davidi says that "our program, while recognizing the plurality of Jewish life, is aimed at achieving, or at least expressing, Jewish unity. We try to give them a Jewish experience...
...membership of the organization's directing board attests to this "pan-Israeli" effort; it includes Knesset members from four different political parties in addition to General Davidi himself. The commitment continues after the program ends; each individual is encouraged to send 10 postcards to potential participants upon returning...