|
The many faces of the IDF's special forces
|
Jerusalem Post
08-03-2006
Headline: The many faces of the IDF's special forces
Byline: NATHANIEL ROSEN
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 05
Thursday, August 3, 2006 -- Ihe IDF includes fighters who have been recruited since they were in high school and trained to the highest standards - the special forces.
The road to becoming a member of the special forces is long and grueling. Each candidate must pass a selection process that usuall...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
|
|
Egoz unit IDF's most active fighting force
Jerusalem Post
; ... Lebanon is you can't always tell from where you are being shot at," says Lt.-Col. E, commander of the Egoz special forces. Suddenly, heavy machine guns open up on the very path military reporters had crossed moments before, kicking ... From out of the Levant scrub, a squad of Egoz commandos emerges, decked in ...
|
|
|
IAF considering the Osprey V-22 for search-and-rescue
Jerusalem Post
; ... is seriously considering procuring the radical V-22 'Osprey' for its search and rescue teams and possibly for special ground forces, senior Air Force officers and Boeing officials confirmed. The V-22, jointly developed by Boeing Co. and Bell ... Israel must be on the constant lookout for new developments in ...
|
|
|
Palestinian Police, IDF on full alert for Hamas rally
Jerusalem Post
; ... the rally, and that no weapons will be displayed or shots fired in the air. The accord was worked out by Yasser Arafat's special aide, Dr. Ahmed Tibi, Sheikh Abdullah Nimr Darwish, head of the (Israeli) Islamic Movement, Ibrahim Sarsour, the spokesman ... junctions, and at the Erez checkpoint. An army source said that ...
|
