Israeli Drone Commander: 'The Life And Death Decisions I Took In Gaza' -- The Telegraph
Exclusive: Israeli drone commander who served throughout the last three Gaza wars tells The Telegraph that he has made some 'wrong calls' but has 'learnt to live' with life and death dilemmas
Few human beings are forced to take life-or-death decisions as routinely - or as rapidly - as those who hold the shattering power of Israeli drones in their hands.
Major Yair, one of Israel's most experienced drone commanders, served throughout the last three wars in Gaza. Day after day, this 31-year-old was compelled to wrestle with the agonising dilemmas that moral philosophers have argued over for centuries.
As the mission commander of a Heron TP drone, charged with acquiring targets on the ground, it fell to Major Yair to decide whether killing the human beings appearing on his computer screen would save more lives than leaving them unscathed.
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Update: Israeli Drone Commanders Struggle to Avoid Civilian Deaths: Reports -- Sputnik
My Comment: Considering Israel's emphasis on secrecy, I am surprised to be reading this report .... and even more surprised that this Israeli drone operator is admitting that mistakes have been made.
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