Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman says that without the IDF the State of Israel could not exist. Liberman made the statement Tuesday during a visit to the northern Israeli military base of Michve Alon, near Tzefat.
The defense minister met with IDF commanders, instructors and counselors at the base, where courses are held for lone soldiers who serve as immigrants or volunteers, nearly all without families in Israel, as well as for soldiers with special needs.
Liberman also met with the soldiers who are participating in the courses at the base. In addition, he attended a class on national identity being taught to a group of soldiers.
IDF Maj.-Gen. Hagai Topolansky, IDF Education Commander Avner Paz-Tzuk and Michve Alon Base Commander Raz Karni accompanied Liberman on his visit.
The defense minister commented that the courses offered at the base are the “greatest contribution of the Zionist movement towards strengthening the IDF and the State of Israel.
“Unlike the rest of the world, if the IDF was not the people’s army of Israel, there would be no army, and the state of Israel could not exist.”