Rabu, 04 April 2018

Is the IDF Invincible?

Are the Israel Defense Forces really the world’s best army—or have they fought nothing but bush-league opponents? Commenting on the 19th century Confederation Helvetica, Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich reportedly observed that Switzerland does not have an army—it is an army. There is no better way to describe the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the military …

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