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Trip to IDF Museum

Welcome to 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 of the train station towards which we are walking.
Until the year of 1988, the weapons lay in the warehouses, and on
the 40 birthday of the state of Israel it was decided to display them
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in an exhibition. The exhibition turned out to be very popular and

attracted a big amount of visitors. In fact, the exhibition was so
popular that it was decided to establish at the place a permanent
museum that 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 are found also 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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