Israel / Palestine

@hugo7
Furthering above because I wanted to clarify.
The formation of the IDF is very nuanced.
The creation of Israel was immediately met with a mass invasion, and the "drive them to the sea"
Creating an armed force to protect your people is not just understandable, but essential.

To their credit, the merger of the most extreme factions in the Mandate Insurgency period was not immediate:

Following Israel's Declaration of Independence, Prime Minister and Defense Minister David Ben-Gurion issued an order for the formation of the Israel Defense Forces on 26 May 1948. Although Ben-Gurion had no legal authority to issue such an order, the order was made legal by the cabinet on 31 May. The same order called for the disbandment of all other Jewish armed forces.[9] The two other Jewish underground organizations, Irgun and Lehi, agreed to join the IDF if they would be able to form independent units and agreed not to make independent arms purchases. This was the background for the Altalena Affair, a confrontation surrounding weapons purchased by the Irgun resulting in a standoff between Irgun members and the newly created IDF. The affair came to an end when Altalena, the ship carrying the arms, was shelled by the IDF. Following the affair, all independent Irgun and Lehi units were either disbanded or merged into the IDF

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Israel_Defense_Forces), (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altalena_Affair).

The modern "Spirit of the IDF" is inherently challenged due to the nature of the conflict.
However, at base, it is hard to argue with.