"Only in Israel" Moment

On the train ride from Tel Aviv to Akko I was sitting across from a woman and her little boy, who couldn't have been older than three. As we were stopped at one station a whole crowd of chayalim (soldiers) boarded the train. The boy began speaking excitedly about how one day he's going to be a soldier like those men. He was literally bouncing up and down in his seat trying to show his mother how he wants to be in the Tzahal.

This proves just how big a role the Tzahal plays in Israeli culture. It seemed so natural for this little boy to look up to these chayalim and want to be like them.