The Meaning of Discipline | Yoram Dori

Yoram Dori, a former tank crewman, argues that service in the IDF is not a personal plan and that discipline is essential for every soldier, especially on the battlefield. He refers to the Sde Teiman protest and the Tzabar Battalion, emphasizing that those who have suffered more are not entitled to obey less. He opposes humiliating young soldiers but asserts that love for soldiers does not permit turning a blind eye.

Yoram Dori, a former tank crewman who served during the War of Attrition and the period after the Yom Kippur War, addresses in his column the mass protest at the Sde Teiman base and the Tzabar Battalion. He argues that service in the IDF is not a personal plan, and that discipline is vital for every soldier, especially on the battlefield, where it can mean the difference between life and death. Dori emphasizes that he and his comrades also fought under harsh conditions, lost friends, and were far from home, yet they did not leave or disobey orders. He opposes humiliating young soldiers but asserts that love for soldiers does not permit turning a blind eye, and that those who have suffered more are not entitled to obey less. He concludes that the way to honor the fighters is not to forgo the values that enable them to fight.