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Trip to IDF Museum

Welcome to the IDF Museum!
In 1959 Ben-Gurion requested to gather all the weapons that are
not used by the IDF anymore, among them those from the
different wars of Israel, to one place. The weapons were placed
in the old warehouses belonging to the train station towards
which we are walking. Until the year of 1988, the weapons lay in
the warehouses, and on the 40th birthday of the State of Israel it
was decided to display them in an exhibition. The exhibition
turned out to be very popular and attracted a large number of
visitors. In fact, the exhibition was so popular that it was decided
to establish a permanent museum there, which operates until this
day.
There are various displays in the museum that include IDF
equipment from all periods – weapons, uniforms, beds, kitchens,
and even collections of gifts that the different defense ministers
and chiefs of general staff received throughout the years. Besides
the historical items, one can also find items that serve the IDF
until this day – for example, the Tavor, a personal weapon which
is displayed in different models, and modern (weapon) sights and
novel communication devices, all developed just lately.
Additionally, an abundance of "souvenirs" from the IDF's latest
operations and wars are displayed – big shrapnel that landed in
the museum's area during operation "Tzuk Eitan" and duds of
Qassam and Katyusha missiles. The museum became a nostalgic
site for many Israelis, and therefore attracts a diverse audience of
groups, soldiers and civilians from all over the world. Maybe you
would be happy to know that new immigrants can enter the
museum for free.

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