The war in Lebanon, for which no song was composed, marked a new era of moral dilemmas for the Israeli soldier, wrought even before he set foot on Lebanese soil. The road to Lebanon passes by the famous statue of a lion at the historic site of Tel Hai, under which is written "It is good to die for our country." The individual soldier who was called to fight in Lebanon often found himself challenging this norm when he asked himself: Why should I fight? Why is it good to die for my country? These questions and moral dilemmas were not exclusive to those soldiers who decided to refuse. However, the mode of moral resolution adopted by this extreme group of individuals, that is, refusal, was not a path of behavior familiar to Israeli society and is known to be a deviant kind of behavior within any army or society. Even though this action is defined by the actor as a noble one, an action that has been dictated by personal conscience, not much is known about the nature of this decision-making process or about its moral meaning both to the actor and the audience. This book attempts to discover: 1. Why this phenomenon of conscientious objection emerged so dramatically during the war with Lebanon. 2. The moral-psychological characteristics of those soldiers who chose this course of action. 3. The impact of this action on the soldiers and Israeli society at large. Scholars and students of military affairs, psychologists, and those concerned with contemporary ethical/moral issues will find Linn's work indispensible.