“They Were Carrying Us”: The Moving Testimony of Bereaved IDF Parents
Nitzan is gone, but his memory is very much still alive. Read about his story.
From Sunset to Sunrise with the Nahal Brigade
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
The Girl Who Was Saved from the Nazis by the IDF Chief of Staff’s Mother
“I had typhus, and then they threw me onto this mountain of bodies. Your mother, and I have no idea where she got the strength to do this, was the one who pulled me out from all of those bodies
Three Generations of Holocaust Memory
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
Recap: IDF Responded to Attacks on Three Fronts Last Week
The IDF faced security threats on three different fronts last week.
PROVED FAKE: Photo of Palestinian Prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya Handcuffed to Bed
Some things never change. Today a photo appeared on the internet, passed off as being an image of Maysara Abu Hamdiya, a Palestinian prisoner who died this week in an Israeli prison. Hamdiya suffered from cancer, and the allegation is
When Rocks Kill
On September 23, 2011, Asher Palmer, 25, was driving with his infant son, Yonatan, on Route 60 near Kiryat Arba. He was headed towards Jerusalem to visit his pregnant wife. Driving in the opposite direction was former Palestinian Authority security
Passover Special: From Anti-Zionist to IDF Soldier
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.
Honor Your Father: A Son’s Dream to Serve in the IDF
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.
From Our Soldiers: Thank You For Your Passover Greetings!
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