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American Football Prepares Israeli Teens for Military Combat
(AP) Aron Heller - Some 2,000 native-born Israelis have taken to the army-like strategy, camaraderie and collisions of American football, thanks in large part to the support of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. "Football is a great tool for building a young man," said Kfar Saba Hawks head coach Itay Ashkenazi, 36, a former special forces commando whose father, Gabi Ashkenazi, was an IDF chief of staff. "The mentality of football is very similar to what you try to instill in elite combat units."