Idan Abolnik joined the Israeli Defense Force at the age of 18 as is compulsory for people of this age in Israel. He immediately signed up for selection into the Israeli Special Forces Unit, Golani.

 

Golani unit is one of the most elite units in the IDF (Israeli Defence Force). The unit has extreme operational experience from 1947 to 2008. The unit today, finds itself operating in Lebanon and in Gaza, deep behind enemy lines.

 

The Golani unit has the skill to respond to virtually any situation:

• Hostage situations

• Violent conflict and war situations

• Terrorism

 

The unit is able to fight anywhere:

• In the bush

• Urban and built up areas

• Desert

• Snow

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Idan served in the Golani Anti Terrorism Unit in the special forces until 2001. He served in two wars during this time. Idan also worked in government level security in Israel. He was stationed in South Africa as the Personal Security Detail to the Israeli Ambassador.

 

"The Golani Brigade (Hebrew: חֲטִיבַת גּוֹלָנִי, also known as the 1st Brigade) is an Israeli infantry brigade that is subordinated to the 36th Division and traditionally associated with the Northern Command. Its symbol is a green tree on a yellow background, and its soldiers wear a brown beret. It is one of the most highly decorated infantry units in the Israel Defense Forces. The brigade consists of five battalions, including two which it kept from its inception (12th and 13th), one transferred from Givati (51st), and two special forces battalions.

 

 

The brigade was formed on February 22, 1948 during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, when the Levanoni Brigade in the Galilee split into the 1st Golani Brigade and the 2nd Carmeli Brigade. It has since participated in all of Israel's major wars and nearly all major operations, including the Sinai War, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War, Operation Entebbe, Operation Litani, the first and second wars in Lebanon, and various operations during the Palestinian intifadas." Source: Wikipedia

 

In 2001 Idan Abolnik founded Golani Specialist Security (now Golani Israeli Security Specialists) in an effort to improve the security standards in the professional security sector around the world.