$43.92
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2022
Summary
Instead of being trained to fight, the few soldiers each year selected for Talpiot are taught how to think. In order to join this unit they have to commit to being in the army for ten years, rather than the three years a normal soldier serves.
Talpiots are taught advanced level physics, math and computer science as they train with soldiers from every other branch of the IDF. The result: young men and women become research and development machines. Talpiots have developed battl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789652297136 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9652297135 |
| Author: | Jason Gewirtz |
| Publisher: | Gefen Publishing House |
| Imprint: | Gefen Publishing House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 438g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 150mm x 220mm |
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Critics Review
…you, the alumni of Talpiot, have stood at the forefront of the Israeli security-technology industry making… you are the flagship of the research and development systems of our security.
– Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu * Personal *Throughout the years, Talpiot has included and established a wide variety of unique and amazing tools that have been able to multiply the efficiency and strength of the intelligence services and military might of the IDF immeasurably.
– Former Prime Minister and former Defense Minister, Ehud Barak * Personal *Today, the program’s contributions and importance are proven and felt more than ever.
– Former Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi * Personal *The Talpiot unit accentuates one of the most eminent sources of strength of the State of Israel: its human capital.
– President Shimon Peres * Personal *Jason Gewirtz
As executive producer for the business network CNBC, Jason Gewirtz has covered Israel and Israeli business including working for the network from northern Israel during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, and following Warren Buffett to the country when the billionaire investor bought the metalworking company ISCAR, his first foreign purchase. Jason has also covered the attacks from Gaza on southern Israeli towns like Sderot and examined the economic impact. He produced Beyond the Barrel: The Race to Fuel the Future which was shot on five continents and was largely focused on several Israeli-born energy technologies. He currently produces Power Lunch, which is broadcast live every day jointly from CNBC’s global headquarters and the New York Stock Exchange and can be viewed all over the world.
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