In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli military police and provost”. Today it says “brigade -sized of about 4”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Military unit Israeli military police women stand in formation during an honor cordon ceremony for US Secretary of Defense , Robert Gates in Tel Aviv For other uses, see Military Police Corps .1The Military Police Corps of the Israel Defense Forces ( , Heil HaMishtara HaTzva'it ) is the Israeli military police and provost .2 The military police serves the Manpower Directorate during peace time, and the Technological and Logistics Directorate during war. The military police is a brigade -sized unit of about 4,500, headed by Brigadier General Meir Ohana.3It is responsible for various law enforcement duties, including aiding IDF commanders in enforcing discipline, guarding the military prisons , locating deserters , investigating crimes committed by soldiers, and helping man the Israeli checkpoints in the Palestinian territories .4Some of the above activities have contributed to the corps's deteriorating public image over the years.5 The corps puts an emphasis on discipline and follows the principle of A Choice in Life, which says no to traffic accidents, narcotics, alcohol, suicide and improper use of weapons.
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The opening as it stood in 2015 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Military unit Israeli military police women stand in formation during an honor cordon ceremony for US Secretary of Defense , Robert Gates in Tel Aviv For other uses, see Military Police Corps (disambiguation) . The Military Police Corps of the Israel Defense Forces ( , Heil HaMishtara HaTzva'it ) is the Israeli military police and provost . The military police serves the Manpower Directorate during peace time, and the Technological and Logistics Directorate during war. The military police is a brigade -sized of about 4,500, currently headed by Brigadier General Golan Maimon. It is responsible for various law enforcement duties, including aiding IDF commanders in enforcing discipline, guarding the military prisons , locating deserters , investigating crimes committed by soldiers, and helping man the Israeli checkpoints in the Palestinian territories . The corps puts an emphasis on discipline and follows the principle of A Choice in Life, which says no to traffic accidents, narcotics, alcohol, suicide and improper use of weapons.
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The opening as it stood in 2020 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Military unit The Military Police Corps of the Israel Defense Forces ( , Heil HaMishtara HaTzva'it ), commonly called "Mem Tzadeh", is the Israeli military police and provost .The military police serves the Manpower Directorate during peacetime, and the Technological and Logistics Directorate during war. The military police is a brigade -sized of about 4,500, currently headed by Brigadier General Ran Kohav. It is responsible for various law enforcement duties, including aiding IDF commanders in enforcing discipline, guarding the military prisons , locating deserters , investigating crimes committed by soldiers, and helping man the Israel Defense Forces checkpoints The corps puts an emphasis on discipline and follows the principle of A Choice in Life , which says no to traffic accidents, narcotics, alcohol, suicide and improper use of weapons .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Military police of the State of Israel Military unit The Military Police Corps of the Israel Defense Forces ( , Chayal HaMishtara HaTzva'it (shortened to Mishtara Tzvait ), commonly called "Mem Tzadik" or "Mem Tzadi", is the Israeli military police and provost . The military police serves the Manpower Directorate during peacetime, and the Technological and Logistics Directorate during war. The military police is a brigade -sized of about 4,500, currently headed by Brigadier General Avichai Maibar. It is responsible for various law enforcement duties, including aiding IDF commanders in enforcing discipline, security of all military instillations, guarding the military prisons , locating deserters , investigating crimes committed by soldiers, and helping man the Israel Defense Forces checkpoints The corps puts an emphasis on discipline and follows the principle of A Choice in Life , which says no to traffic accidents, narcotics, alcohol, suicide and improper use of weapons.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Military police of the State of Israel Military unit The Military Police Corps of the Israel Defense Forces ( Hebrew : חֵיל הַמִּשְׁטָרָה הַצְּבָאִית , Cheyl HaMishtara HaTzva'it (shortened to Mishtara Tzvait ), commonly called "Mem Tzadik" or "Mem Tzadi", is the Israeli military police and provost . The military police serves the Manpower Directorate during peacetime, and the Technological and Logistics Directorate during war. The military police is a brigade -sized of about 4,500, currently headed by Brigadier General Avichai Maibar. It is responsible for various law enforcement duties, including aiding IDF commanders in enforcing discipline, security of all military instillations, guarding the military prisons , locating deserters , investigating crimes committed by soldiers, and helping man the Israel Defense Forces checkpoints The corps puts an emphasis on discipline and follows the principle of A Choice in Life , which says no to traffic accidents, narcotics, alcohol, suicide and improper use of weapons.
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israeli military police and provost
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brigade -sized of about 4
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