May 2005
It's a side of Israel the world rarely sees. We gain unique access to conscripts away from the battlefield and see how a drugs culture is helping them unwind.
The techno clubs of Tel Aviv are packed with frenetic clubbers. Nearly everyone here is a soldier. "The weekends are my time to just be a teenager," states one IDF soldier. Officially, no serving soldier uses drugs. But Israeli youths are notorious for their use of party drugs like ecstasy. "Young people have to grow up very fast in Israel," states Dr Tina Berkovits. Everyone is expected to do national service but the horrors they experience in the army are rarely discussed. "They have a bad time after they see what they see," states Berkovits. "They all have post traumatic stress syndrome."
Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
