They were tried and convicted for doing so which means it wasn't sanctioned by the government which means you can't blame the government. Israel convicts it's criminals, Gazans don't.
"How many times can a man turn his head,
pretending he just doesn't see?"
- Bob Dylan
I guess technically you're right. Out of the 1.4% who are
criminally indicted, I'm sure there would be a couple of soldiers convicted?
"The military’s investigative apparatus...yielded criminal indictments in only 1.4 percent of complaints filed on behalf of or by Palestinian victims — in both Gaza and the West Bank — between 2010 and 2013."
"...following the end of Cast Lead in 2009, only three indictments were handed down out of a total of 400 reported incidents, with the harshest sentence “given to a soldier who stole a credit card.”
That would explain how the IDF preps for a ground strike.
Testimony 10 – Briefings
Formal briefings covered “going off to war (and in war) no consideration of civilians was to be taken. Shoot anyone you see….this pretty much disgusted me. There was a clear feeling, and this was repeated whenever others spoke to us, that no humanitarian consideration played any role in the army at present.”
Language used in one briefing was something like: “Don’t let morality become an issue. That will come up later. Leave the nightmares and horrors that will come up for later, now just shoot.”
Just shoot now and only 1.4% will be indicted later. And you don't think the government is not to blame for that?
Testimony 9 – Rules of Engagement & House Demolitions
“From the onset….the brigade commander and other officers made it very clear to us that any movement must entail gunfire” with or without being shot at. Alerts were given about a suicide bomber or sniper in the area, but “none of (these) materialized as far as our company was concerned.”
Do you think the IDF preps for a ground strike with "rogue" brigade commanders?
Testimony 7 – Rules of Engagement
The commander stressed using “fire power” from the air and on the ground. “You see something and you’re not quite sure? You shoot….Fire power was insane. We went in and the booms were just mad. The minute we got to our starting line, we simply began to fire at suspect places….a house, a window….In urban warfare, anyone is your enemy. No innocents.”
This is how they "prepare" for war and you don't think the government is to blame?
Testimony 8 – Rules of Engagement & Use of White Phosphorous
Some of the younger soldiers “think it’s cool to wield such power with no one wanting to rein them in. They (were given) permission to open fire” even at most people who “definitely (are) not terrorists.”
Sometimes an order was given: “Permitted, phosphorous in the air.” At times, it was used “because it’s fun. Cool.
I have no doubt they think its cool to fire off a little Willie Peat, because only 1.4% of them are ever indicted.
Ain't it fun, prepping for war? It's just like going off to summer camp!