One of the reasons we have to remind the IDF of its own responsibilities is that, time and again in our conversations with the many soldiers we meet, we hear that they are under the false impression that settler violence is the responsibility of the Police alone. This is simply not true (see the video below). Only last month, the IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi made the same mistake in the security cabinet meeting, blaming the Police for not dealing with violent settlers. If this is what the soldiers hear from their highest-ranking commander, it’s no wonder the culture of taking a hands-off approach to settler violence has filtered down to the rank and file.