Re:

In a message dated 1/29/04 1:24:15 PM EST, oerjan.ohlson@telia.com
writes:

<< 
 I kinda doubt that this is a very wide-spread feeling in the IDF or the

 Israeli defence industry. If it were, they wouldn't have given that 
 particular name to one of their M60 MBT upgrades...
  >>

A "sabra" is a citizen of Israel born and raised in Israel. The term
"sabra" 
was in use before there was a state of Israel, let alone any furor over
the 
Israeli actions in Lebanon.

Regards,

Scott