Israeli Defense Forces

IDF Survey: Highest Number of Reservists Per Capita Come from Judea and Samaria

By Aryeh Savir and Gil Lavie, Tazpit News Agency

The poll was also surprising in the diversity it found in the Israeli Defense Forces. 1,200 of the reservists were from the Republic of Georgia, 720 originated from Iran, 30 from the Philippines, and 4 from Bahrain. The study indicates a rarely seen picture of reserve duty, where minorities and immigrants play a larger role than previously thought. A total of 19% of reserve soldiers were born outside Israel.