The Israel Defence Forces

Abstract

Among the unusual features of the State of Israel is the development of the Israel Defence Forces. The organization and policies of the Israel Defence Forces are products of the interrelations of history, politics, geography and demographic factors. The strengths of the Israel Defence Forces are primarily in those aspects that make them unique among the armed forces of newly-emerged nations. The Israel Defence Forces is intimately involved in many aspects of nation-building but are completely apolitical and subordinate to the civil authority. This freedom from involvement in the internal politics of the nation permits concentration on carrying out its tasks. The citizen-militia concept that underlies the Israel Defence organization is based on ancient and recent history and extends the Zionist principle of 'auto-emancipation' to self-reliance for defense of the nation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0651397

Entities

People

  • Irving Heymont

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Demography
  • Education
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Paramilitary Forces
  • Personnel Management
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Theoretical Analysis.