Awareness campaigns necessary to prepare nation for war, says IDF's Home Front Command
By YAAKOV LAPPIN

Some elements in the military have expressed dissatisfaction with what they see as unnecessary fear-mongering by the IDF's Home Front Command and its campaigns to prepare the nation for future wars, but a senior IDF Home Front Command official believes the stress caused by the campaigns would pay off in the long run. "Our vision is to see the country ready for emergency situations," Dr. Col. Chilik Soffer, head of the Population Department at the IDF's Home Front Command, told The Jerusalem Postrecently. "In the army, some have asked why these campaigns of awareness are needed. Some don't like it," Soffer conceded.

"In the short-term, it does increase stress, but I believe this is a healthy stress, because people will function in a better way during an emergency," he added. Unlike recent wars which affected specific regions of the country, future conflicts are likely to see the whole Israeli home front affected, which is why the Home Front Command is seeking to ensure nationwide readiness, Soffer explained.

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