Posts Tagged: IDF Soldiers
Former IDF Soldier Jailed for Giving Enemy Classified Intelligence
JNS.org - A military court convicted a former Israel Defense Forces soldier of divulging classified information and aiding and abetting the enemy, in a case pertaining...
IDF Overturns Previous Policy, Allows HIV-Positive Recruits — in Non-Combat Units
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces will revoke a long-standing policy and allow HIV-positive Israelis to enlist in non-combat roles in the army, the IDF announced...
Survey: Vast Majority of IDF Lone Soldiers See Their future in Israel
JNS.org - Ninety percent of Israel Defense Forces lone soldiers (those without immediate family living in Israel) who have completed their military service see their futures...
IDF Soldiers in Hebron Feel Vulnerable, Fear Next Sniper Attack,
There is growing fear among IDF soldiers operating in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) that they are sitting ducks for Palestinian sniper fire, the Hebrew news site Walla reported on...
Walmart Caves to Arab-American Pressure, Removes IDF Halloween Costume From Racks
BreakingIsraelNews.com/JNS.org - Under pressure from Arab-American groups and anti-Israel consumers on social media, the giant retail chain Walmart has stopped selling an IDF soldier’s Halloween costume for...
Image of Israeli Soldier Giving Food to Arab Girl Rummaging Through Garbage Cans Goes Viral
A heartwarming image of an Israeli soldier handing a young Arab child food, after finding her rummaging through garbage cans to find something to eat, created a...
Rabbi-Turned-Designer on Mission to Hang 1,000 Israeli Flags Across South Florida
A rabbi-turned-designer said he launched a personal campaign to hang 1,000 Israeli flags at homes across South Florida to express solidarity with the Jewish state amidst the...
Israeli Army Medics Treat Wounded Palestinian Boy Found Lying on Street
A team of Israel Defense Forces medics treated a young Palestinian boy with head injuries on Thursday, who was discovered lying on a street by Israeli...
Israel Cuts Compulsory Military Service by Four Months
JNS.org - Starting this month, men drafted into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will serve 32 months in the military, down from the current 36 months. The...
IDF Rescinds Punishment for Soldier Who Brought Ham Sandwich on Base
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has rescinded a punishment levied against an American-born "lone soldier" (the term for members of the IDF...
Israeli Soldier Describes Hamas’ Immorality
Looking at more of the "Breaking the Silence" testimonies, here's an example where the leftist group is trying hard to pretend that the IDF is doing...
Despite Trauma of War, IDF a Personally Fulfilling Path for Lone Soldiers
JNS.org - Piercing war stories depicting Israel's 50-day conflict with Hamas last summer continue to surface. Some soldier accounts reveal battlefield heroism, others the...
420 Lone IDF Soldiers Attend Special Communal Passover Seder
JNS.org - More than 400 "lone soldiers" were invited to a special Passover Seder in the Israeli city of Hadera sponsored by the Israel...
IDF Committee Recommends High Honor for Gaza War Hero
JNS.org - The military committee that examined soldiers' activities during last summer's Operation Protective Edge recommended to Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt....
