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Passover Special: From Anti-Zionist to IDF Soldier

Published on: Mar 31, 2013

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 21st Century Exodus: Dina’s Journey From Alexandria to Jerusalem

Published on: Mar 25, 2013

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

Newly-Revealed Letter from David Ben-Gurion: Women Must Play Equal Part in the IDF

Published on: Mar 08, 2013

“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

Miss Israel 2013: Soldiers and Beauty Queens

Published on: Feb 26, 2013

They’re paratrooper instructors, Air Force operators, squad instructors and logistic specialists. That’s right – this year, six of 20 nominees for the Miss Israel pageant are IDF soldiers. Sgt. Gaya Shukun, one of the nominees, sees her participation in the

How Do Goods Get to Gaza? We Asked the Officer in Charge

Published on: Dec 12, 2012

Nira serves as the assistant foreign liaison officer to international organizations in the Gaza Strip. She explains how goods get into Gaza.

“Self-Defense, IDF Style” Continued

Published on: Sep 19, 2012

The IDF is proud to present the second episode of “Learn How to Defend Yourself: IDF Style”, (Watch the first episode here) taught by Krav Maga instructor Sgt. Rachel Shir. Join Rachel to learn how to defend yourself from an abduction

The Field Observers Unit: “Your Border is Our Border”

Published on: Sep 09, 2012

Last week, the IDF Field Observers Unit held a company exercise just outside of Jerusalem. The exercise included time in the command room, physical fitness tests, marksmanship perfection and observing through binoculars from high points into volatile areas. During the

Spotlight: Cpl. Samantha Hirsch

Published on: Sep 02, 2012

Cpl. Samantha Hirsch made aliyah from California after spending a year in Israel as a volunteer packaging medical aid for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. This experience inspired Hirsch to join the Home Front Command’s Search and Rescue Unit.

IDF Commander Finishes Beret March While Seven Months Pregnant

Published on: Aug 10, 2012

She was serving as a combat soldier, quickly became a commander, commanded soldiers in basic training while pregnant, and finished a beret march with them — This is the story of Captain Yarden Shukrun, the first female commander of a

IDF Stories: The Caracal Battalion’s Final Test

Published on: Jul 03, 2012

Meet Shir Landau. Shir is originally from England. She serves in the Caracal Battalion, the IDF’s only co-ed combat unit. For the past eight months, Shir and her fellow soldiers have trained tirelessly, transitioning from recruits to combat-ready IDF soldiers.

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Hamas Family Values: Mother Raises Children, Grandchildren to be Terrorists

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