Hill 24 Doesnt Answer Analysis

When the state of Israel was born, the Jewish people did not yet know what being an Israeli means. Although people lived there for many years, the country was not yet established, and many of its future residents were surviving the consternation camps of WWII. Then, in 1948, David Ben Gurion declared Israel independent. From that moment on the Jewish state had to handle the growing amount of immigration, the criticism it received and continues to receive from the world, and most importantly set its values. Today, the Israeli Army is considered one of the strongest and most humane armies in the world. However, the Israelis themselves changed their perception of the Army through the years and by that the Israeli culture of war. Hill 24 Doesn’t answer (1955), Hill Halfon Doesn’t
From symbolizing the collectivism and heroism of the Army and its commanders, it now represents a broken system. One that relays on dysfunction and abandonment of its commanders. The film Hill 24 Doesn’t answer sends a strong message of unity and heroism. It establishes the connection between a soldier’s heroic acts and the wellbeing of the state of Israel. However, the Yom Kippur war created a shift in the perception of the Army, as can be seen in the satire Hill Halfon Doesn’t answer. The most prominent change, however, can be seen with the 2007 film Beaufort and the manifestation of the Zionist antiwar discourse. The once brave soldier is portrayed as a victim of the system, and the commanders as the ones who are responsible for that destructive system. There is a saying in Israel- “they are all our children”. This refers to the fact that the public must protect the soldiers from the war and from the Army itself. Hopefully, there will come a day when Army service in Israel is no longer mandatory. Id that cannot happen, then one can hope the Army will take the responsibility of raising and caring for Israel’s