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The technology-driven Israel Defense Forces of the twenty first century is a far cry from the volunteer soldier farmers during the fight for independence in the Land of Israel.
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The Israeli army can best be described by it's contrasts. On the one hand, it is a modern army, founded in 1948.
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In contrast to the modern day IDF-the developer of the worlds first high-energy laser weapon system capable of shooting down a rocket caring a live warhead, and the pioneer of what is considered the world's most secure tank, the founders of the IDF were so desperately short of resources that up until the 1950's, even senior commanders mostly earned no wage, were in their early twenties and lived by growing their own food.
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Six-Day war
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Yom Kippur war
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The second Lebanon war
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Arab-Israeli war
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The first female fight pilot graduated in 2001.
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The second Lebanon war
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Gaza war
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Israeli Gaza conflict