Rosner’s Domain | New Military, New Country
If Israel loses the IDF as a People’s Army, this will have practical and symbolic consequences.
Shmuel Rosner is an Israeli columnist, editor, and researcher. He is the editor of the research and data-journalism website themadad.com, and is the political editor of the Jewish Journal.
If Israel loses the IDF as a People’s Army, this will have practical and symbolic consequences.
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