The Granite Battalion of the Nahal Brigade gazed into the mirrors of the platoon bathrooms as they painted their faces with the colors of night and dirt. The 31 mile beret march was just ahead of them. On the outskirts
By Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich In 2004, I joined the Witnesses in Uniform delegation of 180 IDF officers to Poland. We had the chance to visit some of the major sites of Holocaust memory, including Auschwitz-Birkenau. We also saw the
Meet Hava: at 16, she began a new adventure that brought the anti-Zionist Orthodox community & the IDF’s Northern Command into contact for the first time.
A grenade explodes by his side, its force growing as it nears, and he almost dies. Today, at 30 years old, he continues to fulfill the lifelong dream that he inherited from his father. Meet Sergeant First Class Yehuda Hasid.
A few days ago, we invited you to send Passover greetings to IDF soldiers via twitter. We were overwhelmed by the response. We’ve forwarded on your messages to as many soldiers as we could. They were surprised and excited to
PASSOVER INTERVIEW: Dina Ovadia has come a long way from her childhood in an Arab country, with no knowledge of her Jewish heritage. Today, she serves in the IDF. There are Cinderella stories and there’s the Passover Haggadah – but
“The army is the supreme symbol of duty and as long as women are not equal to men in performing this duty, they have not yet obtained true equality. If the daughters of Israel are absent from the army, then
The Herev Battalion is composed exclusively of Druze soldiers and at the moment guards the northern region of the country. The battalion just completed its combat training course. Here, we bring you exclusive photos from their final beret march. The
Judea and Samaria. The heart of terrorist activity during the Second Intifada. Israelis and Palestinians meet there day and night, mostly in a spirit of harmony. While the security fence has helped to stop the wave of bloody attacks on
Exclusive three-part series: #24h in the life of an IDF soldier Episode 1 - Facing Hezbollah on the Israeli-Lebanese Border The area near the Israeli-Lebanese border is beautiful. The rainy season has painted the area green. We’re joining a group from