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	General Information about the IDF - Israel Defense Forces
		The technology-driven Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of the twenty first century is a far cry from the volunteer soldier farmers during the fight for Jewish independence in the Land of Israel in the 1940s.
		What has typified the Israeli army throughout its diverse history is its commitment to innovation and its continuous maximization of the resources at its disposal, both human and technological.
		Enemy troops and civilians in areas under the control of the IDF have to be treated with the letter and spirit of the law.
	www.mahal2000.com /information/background/content.htm (2257 words)

	Israel Defense Forces - Israel
		Currently, the IDF's security objectives are to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the State of Israel, deter all enemies and curb all forms of terrorism which threaten daily life.
		The majority of its forces are reservists, who are called up regularly for training and service and who, in time of war or crisis, are quickly mobilized into their units from all parts of the country.
		The IDF's three service branches (ground forces, air force and navy) function under a unified command, headed by the chief-of-staff, with the rank of lieutenant-general, who is responsible to the minister of defense.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/israel/idf.htm (927 words)

	Israel Defense Forces - Israel Special Weapons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Israel's ground, air, and naval forces, known as the Israel Defense Force (IDF), fall under the command of a single general staff.
		The highest ranking IDF officer, the only officer to hold the rank of lieutenant general, is the chief of staff, who is chairman of the general staff and is responsible to the minister of defense.
		Operational control of the ground forces went through a separate chain of command from the chief of staff directly to the three area commanders--Northern (forces facing Syria and Lebanon); Central (forces facing Jordan); and Southern (forces facing Egypt)--who in turn exercised command over divisions and brigades.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/israel/agency/idf.htm (272 words)

	israelinsider: security: Israeli Defense Forces to begin gradual withdrawal from Ramallah
		Three Israeli soldiers were killed and two others were wounded lightly to moderately this morning when a large explosive device detonated under their Merkava tank as a convoy of Israeli civilian and military vehicles was traveling on the Karni-Netzarim road in the Gaza Strip.
		Palestinian forces under the command of Tawfik Tirawi, head of Palestinian Intelligence in the West Bank, were reportedly directing the fighting in the city's A-Tira neighborhood, where Lt. Gil Badihi, 21, from Nataf, was killed yesterday morning by Palestinian gunfire.
		An IDF tank shell reportedly slammed into a church in the town, and shrapnel partially destroyed a statue of the Virgin Mary.
	www.israelinsider.com /channels/security/articles/sec_0219.htm (519 words)

	CNN.com - Israeli tanks roll across West Bank - April 3, 2002
		The Israeli military operations in the West Bank began during a wave of Palestinian suicide bombings, the first of which occurred at the beginning of Passover a week ago at a hotel in Netanya.
		Israeli tanks surrounded the Church of Nativity, a monument to the birth of Jesus, as a standoff continued with as many as 200 Palestinians, mostly men, remained holed up inside.
		Israeli forces stopped Bishop Riyah of the Anglican Church in Bethlehem at a checkpoint.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/meast/04/03/mideast.mililtary/index.html (1158 words)

	Israel Defense Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The IDF succeeded the Haganah (in particular, its operational branch, the Palmach) as the permanent army of the Jewish state.
		After the establishment of the IDF the two Jewish underground organizations the Etzel and Lehi joined with the IDF in a loose confederation but were allowed to operate independently in some sectors until the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, after which these two organizations were disbanded, and their members integrated into the IDF.
		IDF has warned both senior and junior military officers alike of possible arrest and charges of war crimes if they set foot in Europe based on their conduct in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Israeli_Defense_Forces (5201 words)

	"The Syrian Military: A Primer" (August/September 2001)
		This was painfully evident during Syria's clash with Israeli forces in Lebanon during the early 1980's, when Syrian commanders confined the operations of the forces under their command to a pre-determined course of action, irrespective of the circumstances that prevailed on the battlefield, and exhibited little combat initiative.
		Israeli military thought (particularly with regard to armored and combined unit operations) is now closely studied, not just for the purpose of developing countermeasures, but also to emulate the enemy as far as possible.
		Israeli air and armored units are capable of quickly and decisively decimating "politically relevant" units of the Syrian military.
	www.meib.org /articles/0108_s1.htm (3363 words)

	Crimes of War > Israel and the Palestinians: What Laws Were Broken?
		All but one also agreed that that the Israeli Defense Forces had seemingly committed war crimes by unleashing overwhelming force against the civilian population, and targeting journalists, aid workers and ambulances.
		Even in Jenin, he argued, the Israeli army had initially fought door-to-door with soldiers, and only used bulldozers and tanks after several Israeli soldiers were killed in booby-traps; they had also attempted to warn civilians to evacuate buildings that were about to be demolished.
		At other times, Israel said they are civilians, so the Israelis are free to criminalize the Palestinians’ action and arrest and imprison them for their actions, which they can’t do if they are combatants or have immunity from punishment for engaging in combat.
	www.crimesofwar.org /expert/me-intro.html (2360 words)

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		One indication of their sensitivity to the shift is provided by The Spirit of the IDF: Values and Basic Rules, which was unveiled in June 1995 by the IDF Education Corps.
		The IDF's actual battlefield experience has repeatedly reinforced its commitment to offensive maneuver warfare.(19) During the final stage of the War of Independence, the IDF routed the Egyptian army, driving it out of the Negev, in an offensive maneuver campaign.
		In the 1956 Sinai Campaign, during which Israeli forces again routed the Egyptian army, capturing the whole of the Sinai in a few days, the IDF's air and tank units played a conspicuously impressive part.
	www.lycos.com /info/israel-defense-forces--israeli-christian.html (579 words)

	israelinsider: security: Israeli Military Again Charged With Use Of Indiscriminate Force
		The Human Rights Watch organization this week accused the Israeli military of using "indiscriminate force in response to Palestinian gunfire, causing excessive civilian casualties." Research conducted by the New York-based organization in Hebron documented nine civilian deaths and many serious injuries caused by Israeli fire in that city.
		"Israeli forces are causing civilian deaths by firing indiscriminately into Hebron's Palestinian neighborhoods," declared Joe Stork, Washington Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch.
		In statements released in the past, the Israeli Defense Forces Spokesman stated that the IDF has always "employed maximal restraint in containing the violence.
	www.israelinsider.com /channels/security/articles/sec_0006.htm (430 words)

	Psychological Operations during the Israel-Lebanon War 2006
		Brigidier General Miri Regev, the Israeli army's chief spokeswoman stated on TV that the Israeli Defense Forces dropped leaflets on 17 July warning residents of southern Lebanon to flee the area ahead of an impending attack.
		Note: On 25 July the Israeli Defense Force occupied the area stretching between the village of Maron al-Ras (Maroun al-Ras) and the town of Bint Jbeil (Bent Jubail) in the central region of southern Lebanon.
		The Israeli Defense Forces will escalate their operations and strike with extreme force against the terrorist elements that are using you as human shields and firing rockets from inside your homes at the state of Israel.
	www.psywar.org /israellebanon.php (9685 words)

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		Fans of the popular roleplaying game had spoken of rumors of this strange policy by the IDF, but now the army has confirmed that it has a negative image of teens who play the game and labels them as problematic in regard to their draft status.
		However the IDF does not approve of this unusual hobby and prevents D&D players from being considered for sensitive army positions by labeling them with low security clearance.
		But in the struggle between the gameplayers and the Defense Minister, the latter wins - or at least this is the case in the real world of the IDF.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3052074,00.html (852 words)

	Up Close and Personal: Israeli Refuser Pilot on US Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Yet, in the crimes against Israelis and Palestinians that Shapira described, they use their fingers to pull the triggers of detonation and their thumbs to push the red buttons of devastation.
		The IDF Chief of Staff is in charge of the Gaza Strip Pullout, which has a deadline of July 20, 2005.
		The IDF discharged and dismissed all of the refuser pilots from the air force.
	www.palestinemonitor.org /new_web/israeli_refuser_pilot.htm (1293 words)

	Israeli Defense Forces vs. the International Solidarity Movement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		And for a team of Israeli officials considering a clampdown on international activists disrupting IDF operations in Gaza, the suicide bombing of the Mike’s Place bar in Tel Aviv in late April, in which three people were killed, was the last straw.
		In confrontations with IDF forces over the past several weeks, one ISM activist, American Rachel Corrie, 26, was killed; another, Briton Tom Hurndall, 21, was shot in the head and declared brain dead; and a third, American Brian Avery, 24, was badly injured in the face.
		Their Israeli lawyer, Shamai Leibowitz, told The Report he is now suing the government for 17,000 shekels ($3,700) damages on Sainath’s behalf.
	www.frontpagemag.com /articles/Printable.asp?ID=8371 (1684 words)

	Schiller Institute-- Götterdämmerung in Palestine
		Current operations by the Israeli Defense Forces within the territory of the Palestinian Authority, are as exact a copy as history might ever find, of the Nazi operations of April 19-May 16, 1943 against the Jewish Warsaw Ghetto.
		It reflects a growing expression of the horror sensed by all sane Israelis, of whatever party, at the prospect that Israeli might continue the kinds of crimes being conducted under the umbrella of the Ariel Sharon government.
		The core of the intention by those circles of the IDF to perpetrate such a crime against humanity, is not an Israeli phenomenon as such.
	www.schillerinstitute.org /strategic/Gotterdamm1-02.html (1345 words)

	Haganah DFW - F.I.G.H.T. Israeli Self Defense
		As a result of its constant engagement in various types of combat, and its ability to defeat much larger opponents, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is considered by many to be one of the best Armies in the world today.
		Special Forces members of the IDF are regarded around the globe as top of the line, due to their extensive hands on combat experience.
		KAPAP is the teaching system in use in the Israeli military, where ordinary civilians (all Israelis serve in the military for 3 years) are turned into capable fighters ready to confront life and death engagements in a matter of months.
	www.haganahdfw.com /about.html (1042 words)

	CNN.com - Security Council passes proposal to end Mideast conflict - Aug 11, 2006
		But even as Israeli forces massed along the border with Lebanon, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev told AP that Israel was still open to a negotiated solution.
		In the northern part of the country, Israeli airstrikes on a bridge near the Syrian border killed 11 Lebanese civilians and wounded 13, according to Lebanon's security forces.
		Israelis forces occupied the base in the largely Christian town Thursday as they moved toward a nearby area where Hezbollah fighters reportedly fired rockets into Israel, said Lebanese military intelligence and Lebanese police.
	www.cnn.com /2006/WORLD/meast/08/11/mideast.main/index.html (1173 words)

	israelinsider: security: Government and IDF officials conceal ongoing attacks on Gaza settlements
		The IDF Spokesman's Office did not report Saturday night on the firing of a mortar shell in southern Gush Katif, and reported another incident in which a house was damaged as having caused "no damage."
		Gush Katif residents say that the IDF is anxious to conceal incidents or reduce their scope in order not to impair the public impression that Palestinian terrorism in Gaza has ended.
		Furious over what he called attempts by the IDF to cover up shooting attacks in Gush Katif, Sternberg said ""The government is interested in covering up what is really going on since Sharon doesn't want to ruin the peace festivities," he said.
	web.israelinsider.com /Articles/Security/4857.htm (740 words)

	Linkage between the Israeli Defense Forces Primary Care Physician Demographics and Usage of Secondary Medical Services ...
		The Medical Corps (MC) of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is responsible for the medical care of IDF regular service soldiers and on-duty reserve forces.' Medical treatment is given in conjunction with the civilian health system.
		The Israeli national health insurance law of 19942 had reinforced the previous perception of the IDF's obligation for the health of its soldiers.
		The regular service officers and the reserve forces are older (ages 22-50 years) and usually have health problems that are similar to those of civilians.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3912/is_200510/ai_n15715317 (865 words)

	Krav Maga Inc. History
		After the establishment of Israel in 1948, Imi became the Chief Instructor of face to face combat (Kapap), and physical fitness for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) due to his extensive combat and martial arts skills.
		Here he taught to the IDF forces most elite units including the Haganah, and the special commando units of the Palmack, and Palyam.
		This style is currently used on a day to day basis by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) including their Special Forces Units, Israeli Police and Internal Security Branches.
	www.kravmagainc.com /history.html (320 words)

	Israeli Propaganda Raids on Lebanon
		Israeli technicians hacked the signal and replaced it with a 90-second spot that begins with a gun sight superimposed on a crude drawing of Hezbollah's leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, looking at the ground.
		Defense Force will continue to extend its operations wherever there are terrorists from Hezbollah to stop them from carrying out their ideology of terror against the people of
		Defense Forces confirmed that the hacking was the work of the army's intelligence corps.
	www.psywarrior.com /IsraeliLebanon.html (8968 words)

	Israeli Self Defense - NY/NJ Area - ContactCombat.com
		Imi was the head instructor in the Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) unit for physical fitness.
		Today it has been accepted as the Official system used in Israeli Defense and Security Forces and also in educational systems and many military forces around the globe.
		Krav Maga Israeli Contact Combat is used by the general population and taught to men, women, and children (of all ages and abilities) at community centers, schools, and clubs throughout the world.
	www.contactcombat.com /information.htm (266 words)

	Mahal2000 - Volunteer and Join the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) through Mahal, Mahal Hesder, Mahal Nahal Haredi, Garin ...
		The Garin Olim program is for Israeli Jewish overseas residents who left Israel before the age of 15 and new immigrants, men younger than 23 and women younger than 20.
		The Nahal Haredi program is for Israeli religious (haredi) Jewish men younger than 23.The program consists of 24 months of service in a separate IDF Nahal Haredi Infantry combat unit, followed by 12 months of general or professional studies and community service, in total 36 months of IDF service.
		Ministry of Defense rule regarding need for a medical certificate from your family doctor (form will be published on our web page Volunteering Step-by-Step as soon as received from the IDF) - Dec 3, 2006.
	www.mahal2000.com (559 words)

	israelinsider: security: Israeli Defense Forces to begin gradual withdrawal from Ramallah
		In shocker to IDF, Defense minister refuses to extend army chief's tenure
		IDF shoots 2 terrorists near settlement of Bracha in Samaria
		IDF officer in "verifying kill" case released after witness admits he lied
	web.israelinsider.com /Articles/Security/61.htm (699 words)

	Israeli Defense Forces — all they can be? - Moscow Expat
		The IDF is a conscripted army with most of its strength in its reserve forces — made up mainly of family men, part-time civilian soldiers who once served a few years in the full-time IDF.
		IDF reserve soldiers, for example, are supposed to be available for unit training only one month a year.
		But countries that initially were going to refuse support to Hizbullah after it captured the two Israeli soldiers on July 12 — Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt — have reversed course in the face of outrage from their populations.
	www.expat.ru /forum/showthread.php?t=47381 (890 words)

	Israel Army Radio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1956 its status was defined within the Israeli Broadcasting Authority law (paragraph 48).
		According to this law, the IDF has a free hand as long as the Army Radio broadcasts information for solidiers, but when it comes to programs to the wide public, the station must receive an approval from the civilian authority, namely the IBA.
		In 1967, during the Six Days War, the IDF conquered the West Bank and confiscated the equipment of the popular and modernly equipped Jordian radio station in Ramallah.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Israeli_army_radio (543 words)

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