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On the Israeli FAL, they're not bad, they're about as good as any other FAL, a solid battle rifle, but a battle rifle nonetheless, and perhaps not perfectly suited to the double impact of conscripted army service and recurring desert combat. The Galil being an assault rifle would just make it far more practical overall, and being a Kalashnikov, very well suited to the rigors of conscript armies, and deal better with filthy conditions in the long run.
Something they did with the FAL was to have a regular rifle variant for the typical infantry man, and then a special variant which was supposed to be a light support weapon, with a heavier barrel and a bipod.
That shit doesn't fly, and other countries committed the same mistake, Australia and Canada both had their go at trying to adapt the FAL as such, and it just doesn't work out, the gun just isn't built for lots of rapid fire and sustained fire; it's a rifle, not a machinegun.
It looks pretty neat though, and if you employ it like you would a normal battle rifle, it'll not be so bad for what it is.
