Tag: Ehud Barak

The Deliberate Downsizing of the IDF and the Myth of the Haredi Manpower Crisis

For years, it was the symbol of Israeli ingenuity: a multi-billion dollar “smart fence” bristling with sensors, cameras, and automated machine guns. This technological marvel was the physical manifestation of a doctrine that had defined the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for a generation—the promise of a “small and smart army.”…