As we know from our own experience, these young soldiers will always carry with them the scenes they witnessedWe, a group of former combatants who were members of sniper teams, seek to express our feelings of distress regarding the recent incidents in the Gaza Strip. Instructing snipers to shoot to kill unarmed demonstrators who pose no danger to human life is another product of the occupation and military rule over millions of Palestinian people, as well as of our country’s callous leadership, and derailed moral path. Harming innocent people in Gaza is part of what is needed to maintain the regime of occupation, and we must not allow it to continue. Only ceasing to militarily control the Palestinian people will bring this to an end. Gil Fermon Nahal 50th Battalion, Amit Goldberg, Nadav Weiman Nahal reconnaissance unit, Avner Gvaryahu Paratroops anti-tank unit, Ron Zaidel Nahal 931st Battalion• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.com/letters

Source: The Guardian April 12, 2018 21:00 UTC