Byline: Daniel Williams Los Angeles Times
Deep and painful change is in store for the Israel Defense Forces, the Middle East's most powerful army, as it tries to reduce costs while strengthening itself in a region that is speedily rearming only months after the short and devastating Persian Gulf war.
So far, cuts for Israel's army have been cosmetic: the closure of about 30 military journals, a threat to silence the rock 'n' roll- heavy army radio station. But the first slices foreshadow a new, lean era for the IDF in what is described as the most thorough shift in resources and priorities in the last 30 years.
Long-delayed cutbacks in troop numbers are expected. Non-combat units may disappear from the map. Planes and tanks are going into storage.
A plateau in defense spending is the primary cause for the coming moves, but money …
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