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A black cap of the very famous Infantry special forces unit.
Embroidered logo with Hebrew inscription -"Golani of mine " - a line from a famous song.
*After the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, the Golani Brigade participated in a number of reprisal raids in the first part of the 1950s. In 1951 against Syria. In October 1955 in a joint operation with the Paratroopers Brigade against Egypt. In the 1956 Sinai Campaign the brigade's task was to capture the area around the city Rafah in the Sinai desert. The symbol of the brigade is a green olive tree with its roots on a yellow background. The colors green and yellow symbolize the green hills of the Galilee, where the brigade was stationed at the time of its creation and the olive tree is known for its strong roots that penetrate and firmly hold the land, reflecting the brigade's connection with the State of Israel's heritage, thus this symbol was chosen. The yellow background on which the tree stands reflect's the Brigade's role in the south of the country in 1948, when it took Eilat, Israel's southernmost city. Early Golani soldiers were farmers and new immigrants, so the strong connection to the land (earth) was important to symbolize. For this reason, Golani's soldiers are designated by brown berets, which they earned from Sayeret Golani's role in the Entebbe Operation in 1976 in Uganda. The brown symbolizes the brigade's connection with the soil of the Land of Israel. This is in stark contrast to other Israeli infantry brigades, who display bright colors (purple, bright green, red) and snappy symbols.
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