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Lt. Col. Liron Segal, head of the IDF's Personal Protective Equipment Branch, displays a new uniform and pair of protective eyewear developed by the unit. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
June 15, 2016, 2:02 pm
Vests, glasses, boots — IDF soldiers get a makeover
Upgraded personal equipment is partly a response to the army's experiences in 2014's war in Gaza
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: Soldiers training on the Gaza border on March 22, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
April 10, 2016, 5:00 pm
Bring back our gear, Israel’s army begs ex-soldiers
Some 220 firearms, one from the 1948 war, and 1,000 explosives returned in month-long no-questions-asked collection drive
By DAPHNE ROUSSEAU
An illustrative photo of soldiers eating outside Gaza, July 20, 2014. (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash 90)
December 28, 2014, 8:42 pm
Army to begin serving vegan food in mess halls
IDF will offer alternatives to soldiers who opt for an animal-free diet and for leather-free boots and berets
By Mitch Ginsburg
A worker seen working at the Brill Shoe factory in Rishon Lezion on November 3, 2013, (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
June 19, 2014, 2:58 pm
IDF’s footwear supplier gets the boot
100 workers to lose their jobs as army drops Brill factory products in favor of US-made gear
By Stuart Winer
Yosef Yehezkia, at the Brill factory in Rishon Lezion, punches eyelets into boot leather (photo credit: Mitch Ginsburg/Times of Israel)
November 4, 2013, 4:32 pm
Israeli army boot manufacturer on its last legs
Brill shoe company, which in 2013 produced 63,000 boots for the IDF, is told the Defense Ministry will not be putting in any more orders
By Mitch Ginsburg
Local Jewish communities in the Bay Area show their support for the gay community at the San Francisco gay parade. (Daniel Dreifuss/Flash 90/File)
November 4, 2013, 2:14 pm
Two weddings and a bankruptcy
Israel eyes closer ties with Central Asian states as lawmakers push for marriage reform and the IDF's one-time shoemakers face closure
By Ilan Ben Zion
IDF boots on a tank during Operation Cast Lead (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash 90)
March 1, 2012, 7:24 pm
‘Made in Israel’ boots come with Palestinian strings attached
A key element of the work on the boots worn by Israeli soldiers is done -- where else? -- in the West Bank
By Mitch Ginsburg
The business end of a soldier's boots (photo credit: Edi Israel/Flash 90)
March 1, 2012, 6:46 pm
A battle for the military’s sole
Israel's military is about to start buying boots from the US instead of making them at home, threatening a local factory and illustrating one of the pitfalls of American aid
By Mitch Ginsburg
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