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The center of the emblem contains a sword wrapped in an olive branch inside a Star of David, with a banner containing the words Israel Defense Forces underneath. The olive branch wrapped sword was the symbol of the Haganah , a pre-statehood paramilitary force and the IDF's primary predecessor organization.
Israel Defense Forces soldiers wear berets on their heads only on formal occasions, such as ceremonies and roll calls. The beret is placed beneath the left shoulder strap while wearing the service uniform (alef), but not while wearing the combat/work (bet) uniform in the field.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל Tsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el ⓘ, lit. ' Army for the Defense of Israel ' ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal ( צה״ל ), is the national military of the State of Israel .
Usage on ca.wikipedia.org Forces de Defensa d'Israel; Usage on ckb.wikipedia.org ھێزەکانی بەرگریی ئیسرائیل; Usage on cy.wikipedia.org Llu Amddiffyn Israel; Usage on eo.wikipedia.org Israelaj Defendaj Fortoj; Usage on es.wikipedia.org Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel; Anexo:Grupos armados de la Guerra Civil Siria
The following 14 pages use this file: 1948 Arab–Israeli War; 1948 Palestine war; 2015–2016 wave of violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The State of Israel adopted the symbol after a design competition held in 1948. The design is based on the winning entry submitted by Gabriel and Maxim Shamir 's proposal, with elements taken from other submissions, including entries from Oteh Walisch, W. Struski, Itamar David, Yerachmiel Schechter, and Willie Wind , whose entry won the first ...
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The emblem of Israel is an escutcheon which contains a menorah in its center, two olive branches on both sides of the menorah and at the bottom the label "Israel" in Hebrew. The emblem was designed by brothers Gabriel and Maxim Shamir , and was officially chosen on 10 February 1949 from among many other proposals submitted as part of a 1948 ...