ABSTRACT
Since the 1980s, changes in the Israel Defense Force’s (IDF) operational milieu have been complemented by a series of simultaneous transformations in Israel’s domestic environment. These further undermine the old foundations of the traditional rapport between Israelis and their army. Increasingly, their relationship has come to resemble that of partners in a three-legged race who, although bound tightly together and generally heading in the same direction, frequently trip each other on the way.
