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Understanding the Israel Defense Forces: A Knowledge Quiz

This quiz aims to test your knowledge of the Israel Defense Forces, including its history, operations, and notable figures, enhancing your understanding of Israel's military and its role in recent history.

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1 ________ (Rav Samal Mitkadem)

2 What does the following picture show? An Israeli soldier buys from Palestinians selling drinks at an Israeli check point; Officers in reserve duty before parachuting exercise; Two Israeli soldiers on a street in Hebron; The unisex Caracal Battalion, which serves in a full combat capacity (2006)

3 New recruits undergoing ________ (tironut) do not have this pin.

4 After the Arab riots against Jews in April 1920, the Yishuv's leadership saw the need to create a nationwide underground defense organization, and the ________ was founded in June of the same year.

5 What does the following picture show? The unisex Caracal Battalion, which serves in a full combat capacity (2006); IDF soldiers of the religious 97th 'Netzah Yehuda' Infantry Battalion; An Ethiopian-Jewish soldier; The Ink Flag, a symbol of the IDF's victory in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

6 From among non-Bedouin Arab citizens, the number of volunteers for military service—some Christian Arabs and even a few ________ Arabs—is minute, and the government makes no special effort to increase it.

7 The ________ submachine gun was invented in Israel and used by the IDF until December 2003, ending a service that began in 1954.

8 ________ (Nagadim) (All volunteers)

9 The IDF was founded following the establishment of the State of Israel, after Defense Minister and Prime Minister ________ issued an order on May 26, 1948.

10 From 2006 Israel deployed the Wolf Armoured Vehicle APC for use in ________ and to protect VIPs.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Battles of the Separation Corridor saw the first use of tanks by the Israel Defense Forces against the Egyptian army.
  • the day after the death of six IDF soldiers in the Battle of the Beaufort (pictured), Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin was still under the impression that it was won without casualties.
  • the name of Operation Defensive Shield, launched by the Israel Defense Forces in 2002, was taken from a song written in 1948 by Palmach songwriter Haim Hefer.
  • the Israel Defense Forces captured the Iraq Suwaydan police fort in Operation Shmone after seven previous failed attempts.
  • six Israeli soldiers may face disciplinary action for filming a viral dance video called IDF Tick Tock.
  • although criticized for poor performance in the 2006 Lebanon War by the Winograd Commission, Brigadier-General Eyal Eisenberg was promoted to command the Israel Defense Forces's Gaza Division.
  • following the capture of Kafr 'Inan during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, its inhabitants were expelled by the Israel Defense Forces on three separate occasions in 1949.
  • Ron Feller, a PIAT operator in the Israel Defense Forces, received the Hero of Israel citation for his actions in Operation Death to the Invader on July 18, 1948.
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