Register with the IDF Recruitment Center. The Ministry of Defense will schedule a day for you to go to the “Lishkat Giyus,” where you will undergo the physical exam and answer questions. Be sure to ask for classification as a “lone soldier” if your parents live outside Israel. This ...
': IDF soldier Yishai Greenbaum laid to rest Greenbaum passed away from his wounds after being critically injured in Lebanon. His widow, Hadas, eulogized: 'We received a harsh blow, but we are stronger than this, despite everything, the people of Israel live.' Read more...
The "Kaveret" (formerly the Shekem) chain of convenience stores, which is operated by the Association for the Soldier at 300 points of sale at bases and IDF units throughout the country, allows soldiers a convenient service to fill gaps in equipment, so it's not too bad if you forgot s...
“In one room, there was an IDF representative, the wounded soldier, and a representative of our organization. When you see this, you realize there are no longer any barriers between these groups. In the beginning, many people were not speaking to each other. But now, they are much more ...
The IDF confirmed on Tuesday that Itay Chen, an Israeli-American IDF soldier believed to be held hostage in Gaza, was killed on Oct. 7. His body was taken to the enclave. Chen’s father, Ruby, has been a prominent voice speaking on behalf of the hostage families, both in Israel and ...
” In 2017, sheorganizedan IDF soldier speaking tour in Texas with the intent of “putting a human face” on the Israeli military. The soldiers in question told hundreds of high schoolers in attendance about the supposed “strict IDF moral code while fighting an enemy that hides behind its ...
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In each video, and hundreds of others just like them, a Hebrew song with the lyrics “Good days will come…” builds to its crescendo as the soldier’s family falls upon him. The song seems tailor-made as an anthem for the emotional reunions that are providing Israelis a rare spark of...
“There were no longer clashes or stone throwing,” Saleh said. The atmosphere on the video still appears tense. “One soldier, who was standing far away, went down to the ground and took aim at the youngsters,” Saleh said. “I shouted at them to be careful. And I screamed to the ...
A soldier is trained to use a drone in the Negev desert. Military technology knowhow is being transferred into the defence and surveillance industries© IDF Israel’s developing expertise in computer vision has spawned companies in many of the most dynamic modern industries. But the deep pool ...