Israel’s Edge is about Tal­pi­ot, a spe­cial unit of the Israel Defense Forces con­sid­ered to be the most elite in the army. Instead of learn­ing to fight, the few sol­diers select­ed each year ​“learn how to think,” enlist­ing for at least ten years to design the weapons that will pro­tect Israel for gen­er­a­tions to come.