Another 40,000 or so every year find themselves engaging in programs like Taglit Birthright, a 10-day propaganda excursion aiming to ensure that foreigners as young as 18 go home with a deepened commitment to the project and its values (ideally choosing to later settle in the colony and join its military ranks).
What the project has established is an external recruitment pipeline targeting people of all ages to entice them to join the occupation and assist in its violent operations. These foreigners, wearing the uniforms of a military body that itself is distinctly foreign to the land it occupies, are drawn to a “new frontier” where they can live out the violent fantasies of settler colonialists across history.
Thousands participate in military service before “going home,” reintegrating into their communities after aiding in genocidal slaughter and occupational acts of terror, free of consequence. In effect, these men and women are going on safari, their intended prey being Palestinians and all other people who find themselves in the sights of the IOF. These individuals can be understood as “militourists,” or those engaging in functional tourism that facilitates the military of the colony, whether by serving in combat units directly or engaging in support functions that keep the IOF running in the day-to-day.
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