JERUSALEM – When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to fill a sensitive Cabinet post recently, he turned to an old army buddy from his days in an elite commando unit. His choice for minister of ...

Sayeret Matkal Commander, Major Tal Cohen HY"D, or TalCo as he was affectionately called by his men, liked to say that there are four Independence Days, not just one, that take place during the spring ...

The refusal of thirteen reservists in Israel’s elite commando unit, Sayeret Matkal, to serve on missions in the Occupied Territories is the latest expression of the growing opposition within the armed ...

The original mission of Sayeret Matkal was field intelligence-gathering in the enemy’s rear. While that still remains their primary objective, they have picked up few more assignments since their ...

Next up on our list of the countries with the best military special forces in the world is Israel, whose Sayeret Matkal is considered to be among the most elite special forces units going around.