In order to attract recruits to the brigade, the Israel Defense Forces decided that to join the elite Sayeret Oketz (Special K-9 unit) or Sayeret LOTAR (Special counter terrorism unit) recruits must choose Kfir as their first priority in the draft request form and during Tironut go through a selection process.
Dahan is the founder and editor of the alternative opinion website "Ha'Oketz" (The Sting), which he founded with his fellow scholar Ishak Saporta.