Well, at the very least war warped the minds of the soldiers, making them do horrible things and laugh about it.

It all comes.downnto the politicians that push this war, and it’s narrative. With Abu Ghraib, the US citizens didn’t know about it, until they did and it became a scandal.

I guess the difference here for the Israel citizens is that they are right smack in the middle of it. That doesn’t excuse it but does explain it