Rite of Passage

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2017

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

No institution defines Israel, inside and out, like the formidable Israeli defence force (IDF). Robert Nicholson explores how military service helps shape Israeli society, and the role the army has to play in Israel’s future. Unlike most modern armies, which tend to be professional armies composed of career soldiers and volunteers, the IDF is comprised mostly of conscripts doing compulsory military service. We hear how the IDF looks to steward their young conscripts – and what happens when this attempt at a national project meets areas of national division, inequality and controversy.

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0:22.0	Every week we bring you a range of stories from our presenters and reporters across the world.
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0:31.0	Let us know what you think.
0:32.8	Okay my name is a Hagai La Vie.
0:35.2	Now they're loading all the weapons.
0:38.2	I don't know.
0:40.2	I'm about to say about that.
0:41.2	Getting ready to fire.
0:42.4	Yeah. Um... I don't know what to say about that getting managed to fire. I'm Shahhar, I'm 17 years old.
0:47.0	This is live ammunition.
0:48.0	Yeah, yeah, live ammunition.
0:50.0	I'm Mark Levy, I'm 49.
0:52.0	No, I just turned 70
0:57.2	They're counting down now
1:09.4	I'm Robert Nicholson reporting for the BBC World Service from Israel. The family you just heard are the LeVise, Mark, his son,
1:12.4	Hagi, and Hai's daughter Shaha.
1:15.2	They are not unusual.
1:17.0	Mark is a semi-retired journalist.
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