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I agree with your main point. The IDF were the flawless elite super soldiers in the zeitgeist until they faced resistance.
Israel spends shit loads on propaganda so it's probably similar to how much the American military industrial complex and its propaganda goals influences games and other popular media.
This is a separate thing that you've observed though, I think.
Its similar to South Africa where the constant requirement for repressive imperial violence led to a domestic arms industry accounting for a decent chunk of productivity.
Both colonies produce(d) some very iconic weapons, notably South Africa had a talent for turning out personal WMDs (by the legal definition) like the striker shotgun (aka the streetsweeper)
Compare that to the Israeli desert eagle and I think you can see similar colonialist anxieties manifest in the ostentatious display of firepower. Call that a cope cannon.
People would sometimes acknowledge the Israeli military could be a bit crazy and violent but then shrug and say it was a necessity because they were surrounded by hordes of murderous arabs who are brainwashed to kill them for no reason