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From the people's army to the Jewish people's army: the IDF's force structure between professionalization and militarization

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The article discusses processes of “religionization” within the institutional identity and ethos of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the connection of these processes with the significant structural changes the IDF has undergone in recent decades. The main argument presented is that since the late 1980s, the IDF has been in a culture conflict, torn between soldiers and civilians who advocate turning the IDF into a professional army “military professionalization,” and others who wish to preserve, and even strengthen, the “people's army” model. The present article shows that the meaning of the term “people” in this phrase has shifted to refer strictly to the Jewish people, and that a national-ethnic perception strongly influenced by religious-national ideology has been adopted.

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  • Tamir Libel, 2013. "From the people's army to the Jewish people's army: the IDF's force structure between professionalization and militarization," Defense & Security Analysis, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(4), pages 280-292, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdanxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:280-292
    DOI: 10.1080/14751798.2013.842708
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