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IDF Determines That Its Pilot Program Of Female Personnel In The Armored Corps Was Only A Partial Success, Extends Program Under Pressure From Lawsuits

Tsionizm StaffJanuary 5, 2020January 5, 2020

by Tsionizm StaffJanuary 5, 2020January 5, 20204 5353

IDF buys time in a lawsuit brought by women who want to serve as tank crews by citing insufficient data and scheduling a second pilot...

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IDF Has Begun Recruitment For Its New “Multidimensional Unit”

Tsionizm StaffJanuary 2, 2020January 2, 2020

by Tsionizm StaffJanuary 2, 2020January 2, 202003239

In a climate of political uncertainty and frozen budgets Chief of Staff Kochavi enacts his vision of a more nimble, more lethal IDF...

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Efficiency Or Loss Of Identity And Motivation? The IDF Ground Force Command Is Unifying And Standardizing Its Commando Unit Training

Tsionizm StaffDecember 24, 2019December 24, 2019

by Tsionizm StaffDecember 24, 2019December 24, 201902400

It is time to say goodbye to the unique nature of the famed reconnaissance platoons of the IDF infantry brigades as they start training together...

The Warrior In The Israel Defense Force From Myth To Practice

Baruch PletnerNovember 28, 2019November 28, 2019

by Baruch PletnerNovember 28, 2019November 28, 201903133

The Zionist movement has created a unique warrior myth that is implemented in everyday practice to this very day...

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Major Failures Found In IDF’s Largest Training Base

Tsionizm StaffNovember 28, 2019November 28, 2019

by Tsionizm StaffNovember 28, 2019November 28, 201902345

As the IDF General Staff orders inspections of all major bases, results are not always what they should be...

IDF Ground Forces Long Raised On The Ethos Of Aggressive Maneuvers Deep In Enemy Territory Are Finding It Difficult To Adjust To Static Border Defense

Baruch PletnerNovember 26, 2019November 26, 2019

by Baruch PletnerNovember 26, 2019November 26, 2019030898

The debate around the integration of IDF female personnel in combat roles that require close contact with the enemy is reignited as part of the...

Israeli Reality Is As Painful As It Is Clear: Israeli Religious Right Is Too Fractured To Lead

Baruch PletnerSeptember 10, 2019September 10, 2019

by Baruch PletnerSeptember 10, 2019September 10, 201903753

Israel was founded by a secular nationalist movement on secular nationalist principles and it must remain a secular nationalist state...

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IDF Cancels All Passes On The Northern Front

Tsionizm StaffAugust 29, 2019August 29, 2019

by Tsionizm StaffAugust 29, 2019August 29, 201915110

Israeli military cancels all weekend passes for northern border personnel...

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Cowardliness In The Famed Golani Brigade? Three Golani Warriors Relieved Of Duty After Failing To Engage And Eliminate The Enemy

Baruch PletnerAugust 29, 2019August 29, 2019

by Baruch PletnerAugust 29, 2019August 29, 20195 6540

Golani warriors fail to immediately engage enemy, suffer wounds, get reassigned to non-combat duty...

Women In The Israeli Defense Forces: Separating Myth From Reality

Baruch PletnerMay 25, 2019May 25, 2019

by Baruch PletnerMay 25, 2019May 25, 2019014216

Israeli women serve in Israel's armed forces with distinction and their contribution is critical to the IDF's mission. What they don't do is serve in...