Israel has a relatively small standingarmy and its strength is based on its reserves.
以色列拥有一支规模相对较小的常备军,它的兵力基于其预备役部队。
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Not until the war France in 1697 did William III persuade Parliament to create a professional standingarmy, and Parliaments price for doing so was to keep the army under tight legislative control.