Of course, the soldiers’ decision to disrobe was not a military act but a bit of fooling around. And yet it is oddly more of an embodiment of the IDF’s true spirit than anything the Israeli army has seen in a long while. Since its inception, the IDF enjoyed a reputation of unparalleled excellence, afforded it not because of its size—there are far larger armies in the world—or its armaments, but because of its capacity for imagination.
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