The 71-member team from the Israel Defense Force (IDF) sent to Mexico City after a devastating earthquake is returning to Israel in time to celebrate the holiest day on the Jewish calendar: Yom Kippur. The delegation was sent to Mexico to help find victims buried under rubble, check the stability of buildings and provide medical […]
CONTINUE READINGIsrael Defense Force (IDF) medical personnel are joining forces with Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s national rescue organization, to increase the amount of first responders during a medical emergency. The program, called “Life Guardians”, is a first for both the IDF and MDA. “We have approached the IDF Chief Medical Officer, [former] Brigadier General Dr. […]
CONTINUE READINGIn a strong show of faith and solidarity with Israel, Nefesh B’Nefesh, an organization founded in 2002 to make immigration to Israel easier, is celebrating bringing approximately 2,000 immigrants to the Holy Land in the summer of 2017. Included in this number are 82 future lone soldiers (Israel Defense Force soldiers without family in Israel). […]
CONTINUE READINGIsrael is increasingly suffering from a new terrorist threat; drones. A drone is a pilot-less radio-controlled aircraft used for reconnaissance or bombing enemies. Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic State and other Islamic radical all have drone programs, posing a continuous threat to Israel’s security. Recently, a quadcopter drone from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel. This […]
CONTINUE READINGDischarged Israeli army mental health officer, Moshe Farchi has developed a simple yet effective model for dealing with trauma which reduces Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Professionals, as well as laymen, are actively being trained in the method worldwide. “Following decades of terror and war, Israel has more than its share of experience with trauma,” […]
CONTINUE READINGFor the first time in Israel’s history, top surgeons throughout Israel and the Israel Defense Force (IDF) gathered to learn a new medical technique which stops bleeding in cases of trauma without an incision. Trauma specialists from South Africa, the US and Sweden came to the Holy Land to teach and demonstrate the groundbreaking procedure. […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Israeli Air Force Flight Academy just welcomed its latest graduates. These include one out of seven students from Hesder Yeshivas, a program which combines advanced Bible studies and military service. “Over the years, we have seen an increase in religious soldiers joining and succeeding in the Israel Defense Force (IDF),” noted Dr. John A.I. […]
CONTINUE READINGFor the first time ever, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was flown for a state visit to Greece by a pilot who is an Orthodox Jewish woman. The pilot, Nechama Spiegel-Novack, is a married mother of four and member of an Orthodox congregation in Jerusalem. “This is another first for Israel,” noted Dr. John A.I. […]
CONTINUE READINGIn a move that lovers of the Holy Land applaud, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, has instructed the IDF to only refer to Jerusalem as the “unified” city rather than “liberated” or “occupied” city. Additionally, IDF Radio Commander Yaron Dekel […]
CONTINUE READINGBorn in 1917, Holocaust survivor Marysia Skura Green not only survived the atrocities of World War II and lived to celebrate her 100th birthday recently, but also went on to raise a successful family and proudly support the Israeli army (IDF) through her generous charitable donations. Following her husband Isio’s death 12 years ago, Marysia […]
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