Ireland
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| General Rank | 30 |
| Demographics | |
| Language | English, Irish |
| Population | 1535 |
| Capital | Dublin |
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| Current President | Patton |
| Political Party | Irish Union Party |
| Economics | |
| Currency | IEP |
| GDP (last 7 days) | 167.76 Gold |
| Inflation | 27.63% |
| Military | |
| Conquered Countries | 0 |
| Territories | 6 |
| Soldiers | 1403 |
| Average Strength | 4.02 |
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Geography
Ireland is a small island west of Britain. The northern part of the island still belongs to the United Kingdom as a remnant of the British occupation of Ireland. The capital city of Ireland is Dublin. In the game, Ireland is bordered by the United Kingdom, the USA, and Canada.
Regions of Ireland
The following table reports all info regarding the Regions of Ireland.
| Region | Capital | Population | Hospital | Raw Material |
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| Cork and Kerry | Cork | 192 | Q4 | Grain(Medium) |
| Dublin | Dublin | 556 | Q4 | Grain(Medium) |
| Northeast of Ireland | Dundalk | 442 | Q5 | Iron(Medium) |
| Northwest of Ireland | Galway | 112 | Q2 | Grain(Medium) |
| Shannon | Limerick | 108 | Q1 | Grain(Medium) |
| Southeast of Ireland | Waterford | 125 | Q2 | Grain(Medium) |
General History of Ireland
November and December 2007
Ireland started off on Erepublik at a terrific rate, with the founders all using their start-up gold to establish a working infrastructure. However, all the founding members slowly left, and by the end of December all of them were gone, with the exception of hattrick and dyrhann. Hattrick, who was then president, allocated government money to buy companies in every industry, and he then sold them very cheaply on the market. Patton, who had arrived on the 10th, bought the companies, which have since become known as Taco Bell, Moves and Jobs, Luxury Estates, and Toys r' me(now known as Golden Gifts). Patton started working together and developing a relationship with the active members, and they all tried to rejuvenate Ireland. Forming a kind of Triumvirate, all aspects of Ireland were controlled by Hattrick, Patton and Zee_truth.
January 2008
At the start of the month the number of active members in Ireland was most likely below twenty. Also, there was a severe shortage of food workers and companies, inflicting starvation upon the populace.
Taco Bell was steadily producing food, but due to the high quality level, not enough workers could be employed to meet demand. Following the lead of other countries, a national bank was established[1]. Michael Collins started the food company Kentucky Fried Panda on the 5th via a bank loan[2], which together with Landis' mmm thats good gravy, satisfied the food needs of Ireland. Zee_truth also used the bank[3] to start a food company on the 8th. On the 14th, several articles were published condemning FOK! Food (now Mars), of the Netherlands, because of their dumping of food in the Irish market. On the 17th, a plan to cut wages and prices to remain competitive with foreign companies was proposed[4][article], which was met with universal acceptance. On January 18th, president hattrick privately allocated more funds to Taco Bell , allowing the company to provide Irelands first Q3 food[5], and purchase numerous export licences.
Foreign relations grew rapidly in January. On the 2nd a pact[6] with the UK was announced, laying the foundation for the continuing ties between the two countries. Ireland also was a founding member of the Northern Alliance, which was announced on the 12th.[7]
In January the political scene in Ireland was dominated by the Peace and Good Life party, now known as Ireland First, and at the party elections on the 10th, Zee_truth placed his support[8], and subsequently the support of his group, behind patton, who replaced hattrick as the party president. On January 24th, Zee_truth broke from Peace and Good Life[9], establishing his own political party, and thus placing himself as a presidential candidate in the upcoming election. Within 20 minutes his party grew to 20-30 members. With the silent support of the majority of Ireland, Zee_truth was likely to be the next President. However, the fact that his group did nothing but work for him, and all joined his party so rapidly, caused the admins to ban Zee_truth[10] and every member of his party for multi-accounting on the 25th. This caused his 3 companies (Two of them were Q2) to be shut down as well. This was a devastating hit to Ireland, severely hurting the amount of goods produced.
February 2008
Now the only serious contender, Peace and Good Life, not suprisingly, won the general elections on the 1st by a landslide, placing patton as the President of Ireland. Under patton's presidency Ireland started to grow again and patch the holes that Zee_truths banning left behind. Michael Collins, seeking activity for Ireland, advertised Erepublik on several Irish forums. Inquitus, who was the first responder to one of the ads, joined Erepublik, bringing with him the Cybernations alliance, BAPS. BAPS provided a large source of active labour, and their coordination aroused some criticism.[11] However, Ireland was filled with great hope at the sudden large influx of people. In this atmosphere hattrick took a vacation[12], and left Patton as the last of the former triumvirate. Michael Collins then stepped onto the political scene, announcing his candidacy for Peace and Good Life party president on the 8th.[13] He managed to beat Patton in getting the support of BAPS,[14] and he became the new president of Peace and Good Life. Upon assuming leadership, Michael Collins renamed the party 'Ireland First'[15] and brought to light new, socialist economic visions. Patton, deeply opposed to the new ideas, broke from Ireland First[16], and together with fellow business tycoons Top Gun and Hannez, formed Fianna Fáil on the 18th , which is dedicated to laissez-faire capitalism and maximum economic freedom. The creation of this party, days before the local elections, sparked controversy over mayors[17] defecting to Fianna Fáil after being elected under Ireland First. Heated debate over economic policy then gripped the country, with arguments scattered throughout several newspapers. Charges of corruption were also levied upon patton.[18]
March 2008
In the general elections on the 1st, Michael Collins won the presidential race, and became the President of Ireland.[19] Ireland First also took a majority in Congress. As the month went on Fianna Fail continued to increase membership at the fastest rate. Ireland developed slowly in March with very little change in internal politics. Food production fell short of demand once again, but was slowly rectified. An unstable wage agreement began to be enforced to the best of Ireland First's ability during the month.[20] Although the political scene in Ireland had been dominated by Ireland First and Fianna Fáil since both of the parties' formation, Ireland officially became a two party state when the leader of third party Ju Economic Welfare, Landis Kan,joined Fianna Fáil on the 13th.[21] Fianna Fáil continued expansion, and on the local election on the 20th, secured four out of six regions, despite gaining fewer overall votes. Ireland signed a mutual protection pact with the UK on the 18th, and with the USA on the 22nd.http://www.Erepublik.com/country-54-military.html}}
April 2008
Despite Fianna Fáils best efforts, April began with another presidential victory for Michael Collins of Ireland First.[22] The government started sponsoring mayors to give gifts to needy citizens during this month.[23] On the 9th, future President ImaNewbie announced his intention to run for the leadership of Ireland First.[24] After seeing this and knowing that Ireland First would have leader if he left, Michael Collins decided to resign as president of Ireland First [25] and chose to not run for any other elected office, however he still served out his remaining presidential term. ImaNewbie thus ran unopposed and won the party election.
April was also the month that the war module was released, and Ireland was a participant in the very first war of the game, when Belgium attacked the UK on the 10th and triggered Ireland's mutual protection pact. However, the Belgium-United Kingdom War was a mutually agreed upon merger of Belgium into the United Kingdom, and Irish troops saw no combat. The USA also declared war on Canada on the 10th, and because of their geographical position, this war was of great concern to Ireland. Neutrality was declared the day before the invasion.[26]
The USA-Canada war also had domestic repercussions for Ireland. The defense minister at the time, patton, had sold his personal mercenary army troops, The Third Army to the USA to help them attack Canada. Because Ireland had declared neutrality in this conflict, this sparked an outrage over the issue[27] as it was seen as a serious conflict of interest and unacceptable behaviour on the part of a government official. The scandal led to President Michael Collins dismissing patton as defense minister[28] and subsequently appointing Vyse to the position. This scandal involving patton also had repercussions within his own party, leading to internal strife.[29]
May 2008
June 2008
July 2008
August 2008
August 2008 was a disaster for Ireland. Victor Petrescu, a newly arrived Romanian created a party called Global Money Traders (now known as Ireland Reborn) the day before the election, and was elected President. The election was surrounded by controversy, as many of the votes Victor Petrescu achieved came from brand new accounts that only ever logged in to vote. Many Irish citizens saw this as undemocratic and unfair, though the admin ruling was clear. It was legal for many brand new citizens to vote, even if this was identical to multiple accounts abuse from an objective standpoint.
As a result, a period of social conflict erupted, followed by the proclamation of a Provisional Government , the first in Erepublik. Many nations saw fit to declare the newly elected government illegitimate, including the Czech Republic, Italy, Hungary, Austria, Japan, Greece. The Czech Republic and Mexico cancelled the MPPs they had with Ireland. After the initial few days of conflict, the only thing the new government did was print money to sell for gold on the exchange market. They attempted to print 2 billion IEP, however this action was halted by the admins as it violated a rule. In total 100,000 IEP was printed, and it is not know how much of this was converted into gold. 4000 GBP that was deposited in the Irish treasury prior to the election was also stolen by Victor Petrescu, and the currency status of this money is unknown.
Near the end of the month, WWI broke out, with Victor Petrescu's government declaring support for Romania, despite earlier claiming to dislike the Romanian government, while the provisional government declared neutrality. Some Ireland Reborn party memebers subsequently left Ireland to fight against Hungary.
September 2008
The September elections saw Ireland First and ImaNewbie regain power. This was helped by Ireland Reborn involvement in WW1 in aid of the Romanians. Ireland First's return to government in Ireland saw a large increase in new members for the Irish Union Party, the major opposition party in Ireland after Igor Thunderbrow was surprisingly elected party president on September 10th by one vote.
October 2008
October 1st saw the closest election seen in Ireland, it was a three way race between Quatermass, Igor Thunderbrow and 5n4keyes battle it out for Presidency, 5n4keyes won the election by only a few votes to lead Ireland into v1. October 14th saw the birth of v1, which brings in alot of new features, including giving congress more power, to which they instantly use to change minimum wage, taxes and new citizen fees. With war once again offically starting, many Irish citizens fly to other countries, some to support Hungary, others to attack Hungary. Others get into position to free their old countries. The Congressional Elections saw a massive gain for newly reformed Fianna Fáil, who gained 8 seats. It was not a good election for the Irish Union Party, who lost two seats despite massively increasing their share to 41% of total votes cast. This was mainly caused by Party President, Igor Thunderbrow getting too many votes, and a flawed election system. Ireland still continues to remain neutral in all conflicts. October saw two candidates for the Presidency, 5n4keyes of the Irish Freedom Party and Igor Thunderbrow of the Irish Union Party. It was a very dirty campaign with gutter tactics and nasty comments coming from both sides. This has led to a rather fractured Irish political landscape.
November 2008
November started out with the University being opened with eight classes being offered. 5n4keyes retained the Presidency, beating Igor Thunderbrow comfortably. His first action in his term, was to create three new Departments. The Irish Anarchist Party was succeeded by the Irish Socialist Republican Party, when Mulligan was elected as Party President. The Congress Elections was a controversial one, with accusations of Multi-Accounting on the behalf of Fianna Fail, who gained 40% of congress. November also saw a terrible food crisis arise, with Q1 food selling for 5IEP at the lowest.
December 2008
Former President Michael Collins bet 5n4keyes comfortably and saw Ireland First return as the leading party.
January 2009
Inquitus became President barely beating 5n4keyes. He declined to run for another term
February 2009
Nithraldur of the Irish Union Party, supported by three parties, won the presidential race with two votes more than 5n4keyes, who represented the Irish Freedom Party. On the 5th of February, it became know that numerous top members of Fianna Fáil, including Party President andredambreville and several congressmen, had been banned by the Admin for cheating and multi-accounting, resulting in a severe blow to the party. During the Party President Election of February 15, there were several incidents of misconduct as the ballet was corrupted resulting in the election of candidates with no real support. Four out of five major parties were affected and several elected Party Presidents subsequently chose to resign leaving some temporary disorder within Irish politics.
March 2009
Theus Jackus of the Irish Socialist Republican Party beat President Nithraldur in the election by a mere five votes to win the presidency.
April 2009
Theus Jackus did not seek re-election. Top Gun formed a five party coalition and went on to beat candidate Igor Thunderbrow by 128 votes to 98. The Irish Volunteer Force reformed after the return of Brian Boru.
May 2009
Nithraldur took another term as president on the 6th of May, winning against Kiemar, Thomas Oliver and CloudGT4. War Games with the United States began the very same day. The Irish Citizen Front was also founded that month. A political take-over threat by a group of British mercenaries caused a small political scare, which had an effect on the congress elections that month.
June 2009
Nithraldur took another term as President after beating Starks Hayter, who was backed by five parties, by a mere 19 votes. During his term, Nithraldur and a few others organised a "fake war" with the eUK. When it was discovered, there was public outcry with the country split down the middle as to who was right. Impeachment was proposed but the results were 16 - 15 for but this was not the 66% majority needed.
July 2009
Starks Hayter beat Nithraldur by landslide in the presidential elections. Later that month the president decides to give up and so an impeachment is called by congressman Pip Kelly. It passes with 32 votes for to 8 against. Nithraldur serves out the remainder of the term. Ireland remain neutral in the world war. On the 29th of July, Starks Hayter became the first President to become impeached with a final vote 32 Yes and 8 No.
August 2009
Due to a bug in the election module, Aran Tal was elected almost unopposed as President of Ireland. Two new political parties were started this month (Saoirse and Independent Voices). The first Irish podcast service (ERTÉ) was created by Brian Boru, Teutorix Aleria and GarrettDA on August 20th.
September 2009
Patton, Brian Boru and Fionn stood for the presidency, and Patton won with 54.41% of the vote. Soon after Brian Boru appeared to stage a coup, and seized the treasury and companies. These were later reclaimed through swift actions by Top Gun, and Brian Boru published an article explaining the coup as a prank. He then announced that due to RL concerns he would be leaving the game, Mannimarco moved to the 
United Kingdom and took citizenship there.
Economy
Industry Taxes
| Industry | Income Tax | Import Tax | Value-Added Tax |
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| Food | 7% | 60% | 1% |
| Weapons | 7% | 60% | 1% |
| Moving | 7% | 60% | 1% |
| Gifts | 7% | 60% | 1% |
Raw Materials Taxes
| Material | Income Tax | Import Tax |
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| Grain | 10% | 1% |
| Diamonds | 0% | 0% |
| Iron | 10% | 1% |
| Oil | 0% | 0% |
| Wood | 0% | 0% |
Constructions Taxes
| Industry | Income Tax | Import Tax | Value-Added Tax |
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| House | 5% | 10% | 1% |
| Hospital | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Defense System | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Currency
The domestic currency of Ireland is the Irish pound (IEP). For many months IEP had the lowest Recommended Exchange Rate (RER) of the New World, and was worth more in terms of gold than any other currency. This accomplishment was destroyed after Victor Petrescu caused massive inflation.
- Current Exchange Rate (day 708)
| 1 GOLD = ~50.4 IEP | 1 IEP = ~0.020 GOLD |
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- Current Wages (day 618)
| Minimum Wage = ~1.40 IEP | Average Wage = ~9.60 IEP |
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Workforce
See this spreadsheet to see the distribution of Ireland's workforce on Day 300.
From this we can see Ireland is strongest in the weapons and food industries, and chooses not to produce hospitals locally.
Society
Ireland is very multicultural, with many groups of citizens with distinct origins. Ireland has never had a President who was primarily Irish in real life. Prominent groups are Irish, Australian, Romanian, Spanish, Italian, and American, with smaller groups and single citizens coming from all over the world.
BAPS
Early in February 2008 a group of new players appeared in Ireland, identifiable by the name BAPS. Members of the group were friends from a game called Cybernations, where they had formed an alliance under the same name. This group is gathered around the Ireland First political party and at the beginning of March 2008 formed a BAPS Corporation.
Club TreEmme
In May 2008 an Italian Gaming group, named "Club TreEmme" discovered the game. Dissatisfied of how Italy was developing, they picked Ireland as their nation of choice.
Romanians
At the end of July 2008 a large and organized group of Romanians, known first as Global Money Traders moved to Ireland and swiftly won the August election. While regularly elected, many of older Irish didn't recognize these election as fair, causing much tension in the usually quiet nation.
Politics
Government of Ireland
| Office | Minister | Position | Party | ||||
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| An Taoiseach | Patton | Head of State | Irish Union Party | ||||
| An Tanaiste | gordongekko | Vice Head of State | Irish Union Party | ||||
| Department of Finance and Industry | Appleman | Minister | Independent Voices | ||||
| Department of Finance and Industry | Dubhthaigh | Minister | Irish Social Democrats | Department of Health | 05637716 | Minister | Independent Voices |
| Department of Defense | Donovan Thomas | Minister | Idependent Voices | ||||
| Department of Foreign Affairs | Darragh O Faolain + Tarazis Sati | Minister | Irish Union Party | ||||
| Department of Information | Octavius Dryst | Minister | Independent Voices | ||||
| Department of Community | johnSmith 2K9 | Minister | Irish Republican Party | ||||
| Department of Education | Ian Arbuckle | Minister | Irish Social Democrat |
Presidents of Ireland
The following table reports who was and who is the current President of Ireland since December 2007:
| From | To | President | Party | |||
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| December 1st 2007 | December 31st 2007 | Hattrick - 1st mandate | Peace and Good Life | |||
| January 1st 2008 | January 31st 2008 | Hattrick - 2nd mandate | Peace and Good Life | |||
| February 1st 2008 | February 29th 2008 | Patton - 1st mandate | Peace and Good Life | |||
| March 1st 2008 | March 31st 2008 | Michael Collins - 1st mandate | Ireland First | |||
| April 1st 2008 | April 30th 2008 | Michael Collins - 2nd mandate | Ireland First | |||
| May 1st 2008 | May 31st 2008 | ImaNewbie - 1st mandate | Ireland First | |||
| June 1st 2008 | June 30th 2008 | ImaNewbie - 2nd mandate | Ireland First | |||
| July 1st 2008 | July 31st 2008 | ImaNewbie - 3rd mandate | Ireland First | |||
| August 1st 2008 | August 31st 2008 | Victor Petrescu - 1st mandate | Ireland Reborn | |||
| September 1st 2008 | September 30th 2008 | ImaNewbie - 4th mandate | Ireland First | |||
| October 1st 2008 | November 5th 2008 | 5n4keyes - 1st mandate | Irish Freedom Party | |||
| November 5th 2008 | December 5th 2008 | 5n4keyes - 2nd mandate | Irish Freedom Party | |||
| December 5th 2008 | Janurary 5th 2009 | Michael Collins - 3nd mandate | Ireland First | |||
| Janurary 5th 2009 | February 5th 2009 | Inquitus - 1st mandate | Irish Union Party | |||
| February 5th 2009 | March 5th 2009 | Nithraldur - 1st mandate | Irish Union Party | |||
| March 5th 2009 | April 5th 2009 | Theus Jackus - 1st mandate | Irish Socialist Republican Party | |||
| April 5th 2009 | May 5th 2009 | Top Gun - 1st mandate | Ireland First | |||
| May 6th 2009 | June 5th 2009 | Nithraldur - 2nd mandate | Irish Union Party | |||
| June 6th 2009 | July 5th 2009 | Nithraldur - 3rd mandate | Irish Union Party | |||
| July 6th 2009 | July 29th 2009 | Starks Hayter - 1st mandate | Irish Socialist Republican Party | |||
| July 29th 2009 | August 5th 2009 | Nithraldur - 4th mandate | Irish Union Party | |||
| August 5th 2009 | September 5th 2009 | Aran Tal - 1st mandate | Irish Socialist Republican Party | |||
| September 6th 2009 | Present | Patton- 2nd mandate | Irish Union Party |
| Flag | Party Name | Short | Leader | Orientation | No. of Members | Percent of Congress |
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| Irish Union Party | IUP | Tarazis Sati | Center, Libertarian | 153 | 25.81% |
| Irish Social Democrats | ISRP | Aran Tal | Far Left, Libertarian | 84 | 29.03% |
| Irish Freedom Party | IFP | moomoohead | Center-Right, Libertarian | 78 | 16.13% |
| Independent Voices | IV | binksy | No Orientation. | 68 | 22.58% |
| Saoirse | SAOR | Top Gun | Centre-Left, Libertarian | 61 | 6.45% |
| Irish Republican Party | IRP | orangejuicemmm |
Center-right, Libertarian | 31 | 0% |
| Irish Radical Party | IRP | Semprini | Center,Anarchist | 31 | 0% |
| Voter Apathy Party | VAP | Final Destiny | No Orientation. | 22 | 0% |
List of current Irish Congress Members
Military
Alliance
Ireland currently is not part of an alliance. Previous memberships include the Northern Alliance, and the original Northern Alliance.
Ireland was a founding member of the original Northern Alliance. The other members were The United Kingdom, Norway, Finland, and Russia. When Norway left, the alliance fell apart and Finland and Russia were annexed by their former ally, Norway. The United Kingom, Norway, and Sweden then formed the second Northern Alliance some months later, admitting Ireland shortly after.
Ireland and the UK are very close allies whose ties go far beyond a mutual protection pact. The contract can be seen here.
Ireland was also a founding member of the European Social Alliance, or ESA. Despite attempts by then President, Theus Jackus, and ESA Representative, Kiemar, the ESA failed to inspire strong support. Atlantis nations refused to join which effectively crippled the new-born alliance.
Mutual Protection Pacts
Ireland continues to renew its MPP with the UK as part of the Raleigh Treaty.
United Kingdom - Signed on March 18th 2008, Expires November 14th 2008
Department of Defense
The Irish Department of Defense is Ireland's organized military forces. The current Ministers of Defense are Aran Tal, Conor Larkin and Eoin O Sullivan.
- Irish Defense Force
- The IDF is Ireland's registered home guard. These troops' primary purpose is to defend eIrish soil from invasion however they may operate abroad on a voluntary basis following the reform of the Irish Army by Minister of Defense Aran Tal
- Irish Army Rangers
- The rangers are Ireland's mobile and elite troops. The rangers fight in wars across the globe that Ireland takes part in (see military history for full deployment record). The Rangers receive orders directly from the President, Minster of Defense, or The Commander of the Rangers, who is an experienced soldier who travels with the rangers. The current Commander of the Rangers is Emilio Largo. They replaced the Irish Special Defense Forces in 2009 as part of a revamp of the IDF under Ciarán CheXavier's Defense Ministry.
The IDF has grown dramatically since being reformed by Igor Thunderbrow with numbers nearly doubling in the month of February alone.
Military History
Ireland has never had to defend her home soil, or any MPP allies, so the only Irish troops who have seen combat are the elite ISDF.
Ireland was first involved in the Belgium-United Kingdom War, but it was really a merger, so Irish troops saw no combat, except for one unidentified Irish who won one fight.
The next time official Irish troops fought was in Switzerland, against French, Italian, and Pakistani forces during the France-Switzerland War.[30] Highly trained ISDF forces led by Michael Collins defended from Bellinzona, Switzerland, and most gained several kills despite Switzerland being defeated in the end.
The ISDF also participated participated in the Indonesia-South Africa War, defending South Africa against the Indonesians.[article] ISDF forces were deployed to Austin, USA, and were led by Wes Tanner. Troops were pulled out when admin halted the war, and were not redeployed.
The latest ISDF operation was attacking Germany alongside Sweden and allies in the Second Sweden-Germany War. ISDF forces deployed to Stockholm under the command of Fionn. ISDF troops were pulled out after the Swedish captured the capital city of Berlin.
In WWI, Victor Petrescu's government officially supported Romania, sending troops. The Provisional Government and ISDF declared neutrality. The restored Ireland First government remained neutral. It is worth noting that then Irish Minister of Defense Igor Thunderbrow did however lead a unofficial group of fighters from Ireland, in Defense of Hungary as part of the joint eIRB & Irish Republican Army military action. The same minister has pushed for IDF involvement in peacekeeping missions abroad since taking up the ministry in early 2009
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