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Pars Today- According to an independent researcher, speaking on condition of anonymity, the weird behavior of Israelis on social networks shows that Israeli society is suffering from a collective psychosis.

When the users usually click on friendship and dating applications, they often come across pictures of criminal Zionist soldiers.

These pictures include a wide variety of soldiers who smile in uniform and raise their gun in the background of sunset to produce sadistic content.

In most of the profiles, men with military costumes and arms tied to their chests can be seen, but some of them are opening fire onto the battlefield.

Snipers pose explicitly in front of the camera and some of the soldiers walk in the debris.

In one of the pictures, a soldier is posing in front of a burning building while smiling at the installed Israeli flag.

In another one, a soldier is posing in front of a series of female underwear hanging from the wall of a Palestinian house whose owners have probably become homeless by force or killed in the worst manner.

Israelis, for long, have demonstrated their military activities on friendship and dating applications of Tinder and Hinge, but the scale and violence of the pictures have been intensified since the start of the invasion of Gaza.

Both Tinder and Hinge applications have said that violent content is banned on their platforms. Tinder instructions express that, "No kind of violent content including deception, death, pictures or description of violent actions (against man or animal) or usage of arms is tolerated."

Hinge application, too, has announced that it bans the content which, "is insulting, harassing, upsetting, shameful, … or facilitating any illegal activity such as terrorism, insult, racial hatred provocation and so on."

Experts of international rights, also, believe that the conscious bombardment of civil buildings, sabotage and theft, which are all displayed on friendship profiles, are examples of war crimes.

Since the start of the Gaza war, weapons have poured into the streets of Israel. Since October 7, 2023, at least 100 thousand Israelis have received permission of carrying arms and nearly 200 thousand are waiting for approval of carrying arms.

This intensive militarization has prevailed on the online dating, too; in which wearing a military uniform is considered as a sign of Israeli honor.

According to an independent researcher, speaking on condition of anonymity, "The weird behavior of Israelis on social networks shows that the Israeli society is suffering from a collective psychosis."

Showing violent behaviors either in Gaza or the cyber platforms broadly prevalent among Israelis, sending and watching the picture of a war region is not only normal but has also turned into a favorable entertainment. When you normalize war crimes and turn war criminals into heroes, these criminals will definitely become attractive choices for Israeli girls.

Source: Buxbaum, Jessica. 2024. Israeli soldiers are posting Gaza war photos on dating apps. The New Arab.

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