Weekly review

A video recently released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shows the Israeli army training the U. S. marines in counter-terrorism tactics last summer, in what was the biggest drill to-date between the United States and the Israeli infantry.The training video showed marines firing Israeli-made Tavor semi-automatic assault rifles in exercises led by Israeli instructors at the Army's Counter-Terrorism School, Israeli news service Arutz Sheva reported on Tuesday."We have strong relations with Israel," a soldier said in the video, "and we come over and improve them. It places a stronger bond between two allies."Other American soldier praised the Israeli combat techniques."The instructors are very professional, and we'll start applying what we've been taught here instead of our traditional training."In a related development, a group of U.S. Army photographers visited Israel in May to take a "Combat Camera" course administered by the IDF, which honed various photographic techniques necessary during combat operation.The IDF Spokesman's Office released the training video to celebrate the American Independence Day, and Israeli-U.S. strategic cooperation.