SharesIsraeli culture mimics the genocidal mindset of Nazi-era Germans who once targeted them, explains Lawrence Davidson. The latter requires a modicum of independent thought leading to an understanding that one’s obedience is not blind. Entering a military environment: When one enters military service, voluntarily or otherwise, you put yourself in a rigidly controlled environment. Entering a military environment: Israel is every bit a militarized society as was Germany in the 1930s. Again, it bears repeating that obeying military orders does not allow for thinking about those orders.