Service in Israel Medal
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The Service in Israel Medal is an Israeli military decoration
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The medal is awarded to foreign military attaché
s in Israel
upon the end of their posting. The criteria for the awarding of the decoration is a service of at least two years in Israel.
In an event that the medal recipient violated Israeli law, hurt its security and/or insulted Israel or the Jewish people
the decoration would be withheld.
The medal was instituted on January 12, 2007 by a decision of the government of Israel, the medal was created due to numbers of requests by foreign military attachés who complain they receive no decoration for their time of service in Israel.
coat of arms but instead of the Hebrew writing the initials "IDF" are written in English
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The medal is attached to a white ribbon with two blue strips of the edges similar to the design of the flag of Israel
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Israeli Military decorations
The Israeli Military decorations are the decorations awarded to soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces who exhibit extraordinary bravery and courage....
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The medal is awarded to foreign military attaché
Military attaché
A military attaché is a military expert who is attached to a diplomatic mission . This post is normally filled by a high-ranking military officer who retains the commission while serving in an embassy...
s in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
upon the end of their posting. The criteria for the awarding of the decoration is a service of at least two years in Israel.
In an event that the medal recipient violated Israeli law, hurt its security and/or insulted Israel or the Jewish people
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
the decoration would be withheld.
The medal was instituted on January 12, 2007 by a decision of the government of Israel, the medal was created due to numbers of requests by foreign military attachés who complain they receive no decoration for their time of service in Israel.
Design
The medal is shaped like the IDFIsrael Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
coat of arms but instead of the Hebrew writing the initials "IDF" are written in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
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The medal is attached to a white ribbon with two blue strips of the edges similar to the design of the flag of Israel
Flag of Israel
The flag of Israel was adopted on October 28, 1948, five months after the country's establishment. It depicts a blue Star of David on a white background, between two horizontal blue stripes...
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