Enlistment in the IDF Increasing from Foreign Countries

With 57 countries allowing dual citizenship, the IDF is thankfully finding an increase in foreign recruitment. With more than 5,500 lone soldiers presently serving in both combat and administrative positions in the Israeli army, the IDF has made special efforts to...

Keep Israel’s Soldiers in Your Prayers on Yom Kippur

As Yom Kippur approaches on September 23, 2015, we remember the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Approximately twenty-seven thousand IDF soldiers fell during this war which was initiated by Egypt and Syria. Though the fallen must always be remembered, the miracles which occurred...

IDF Soldiers Struggle to Keep Cool During Record Heat Wave

This week, Israel hit its hottest day in five-years. Sweltering temperatures throughout the country would be an understatement. “When people are hot, they can choose to sit in the shade or enjoy indoor air-conditioning,” reflected Dr. John A.I. Grossman, LIBI USA...

Soroka Medical Center Prepares for the Next War

One year ago, on July 8, 2014, Israel’s defensive Gaza war, Operation Protective Edge began. During the 50 days of fighting, few regions from central Israel to the South escaped the sound of blaring sirens urging citizens to run to their bomb shelters. With the war...