The following paper analyses Ari Folman’s 2009 graphic novel Waltz with Bashir and Galit and Gilad Seliktar’s short graphic narrative ‘Houses’. Each presents a visualization of an Israeli soldier forced to bear witness to a morally compromising event during their mandatory national service. The texts, while written within the last decade, depict wars from the 1980s and 1990s. Their narratives differ from the state-sanctioned versions of Israel’s military as an army that always behaves morally. The works present an alternate narrative in which, at times, Israeli soldiers are expected to participate in immoral actions and that there is a lasting on their mental health. Additionally, when considered together, the two paint a portrait of an Israeli society that has not adequately responded to the strained emotions of segments of its population or found ways to bring these soldiers’ feelings of self-doubt and self-recrimination into the national narrative of wartime experiences.

以下论文分析了 Ari Folman 2009 年的图画小说 Waltz with Bashir 和 Galit 以及 Gilad Seliktar 的短篇图解叙事“房屋”。每一个都呈现了一个以色列士兵在强制服役期间被迫见证道德妥协事件的形象。这些文字虽然写于过去十年，但描绘了 1980 年代和 1990 年代的战争。他们的叙述不同于以色列军队的国家认可版本，因为它是一支始终遵守道德规范的军队。这些作品呈现了另一种叙事，在这种叙事中，以色列士兵有时会参与不道德的行为，并且他们的心理健康会受到持久影响。此外，当一起考虑时，