Military Police Corps (Israel)
| Military Police Corps חיל המשטרה הצבאית |
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Corps insignia
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| Active | 1944–present |
| Country | Israel |
| Branch | Manpower Directorate |
| Type | Provost |
| Size | ~4,500 |
| Motto(s) | Military Police - People First |
| Colors | Red-blue |
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| Current commander |
Ran Kohav |
The Military Police Corps of the Israel Defense Forces (Hebrew: חֵיל הַמִּשְׁטָרָה הַצְּבָאִית, Heil HaMishtara HaTzva'it) is the Israeli military police and provost. The military police serves the Manpower Directorate during peace time, and the Technological and Logistics Directorate during war.
The military police is a brigade-sized of about 4,500, currently headed by Brigadier General Ran Kohav. It is responsible for various law enforcement duties, including aiding IDF commanders in enforcing discipline, guarding the military prisons, locating deserters, investigating crimes committed by soldiers, and helping man the Israeli checkpoints in the Palestinian territories.
The corps puts an emphasis on discipline and follows the principle of A Choice in Life, which says no to traffic accidents, narcotics, alcohol, suicide and improper use of weapons.
The IDF's Military Police Corps traces its roots to a Jewish youth paramilitary organization called Notrim, founded in 1936. It was legal under British Mandate law, unlike its many counterparts such as the Haganah. Its original purpose was to defend and police Jewish yishuv localities during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. In 1937, the organization was given permission to expand, due to lack of British manpower allocated for defending Jewish villages in Palestine.
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