IDF officers are resisting.

IDF: We don’t have to promise not to hurt civilians

Response to UN aimed at countering Goldstone Report includes list of rules of engagement that were altered. Many officers outraged, say report is exaggerated, unnecessary apology that will tie military’s hands in future.

Anger in IDF over surge in probes

Senior IDF officers angered by excessive military investigations of battlefield incidents in Gaza, West Bank. ‘Probes aimed at appeasing United Nations help Hamas, show we scrutinize officers,’ says official