And the army has already become the purview of nationalistic and religious cadres, even without conscription of the ultra-orthodox – one of the centrist camp’s demands in pressing for fairer national burden-sharing. As a result, the Israeli state seems to be moving closer to its Asian counterparts, with their emphasis on economic innovation and their indifference to universal values or, for that matter, peace.
即使不像中间派要求的那样为公平分配国家负担征召极端正统人士入伍，军队也已经处于民族和宗教干部的控制之下。结果是以色列政权与亚洲国家越来越相似，即在看重经济创新的同时漠视普世价值（和平就是以色列的普世价值）。