Since 1948, the IDF has been central not only to security but also to Israel’s national imagination. In a country that conceives itself as an "imagined community", the image of the soldier as David - a young fighter against a giant - became a national symbol and teaching tool. This article shows how that figure has shifted with the fortunes of the Arab-Israeli conflict, culminating in a metamorphosis: from David to Goliath and, more recently, the paradox of "David versus Davi

When Israel declared independence in 1948, its new education system wasn’t built from scratch, it was anchored in 3,800 years of Jewish history. From biblical times to modern Zionism, the Jewish return to its ancestral land and the centuries-long yearning for it shaped how the state approached educating its youth.

Haim Nahman's Bialik is considered one of the pioneers of Hebrew poetry and participated in the revival of the Hebrew language. In the following links, you will find YouTube videos with Bialik's poems interpretations.

Gideon "Gidi" Gov (born in 1950) is one of the most famous Israeli singers in Israel.