Born in Nigeria to a Nigerian mother & Israeli father, Lieutenant Toby Cohen, in IDF’s Homefront Command says, “I have fallen in love with Israel. This is my home & I see myself continuing my life here.” she says.
The Israel Defense Forces, more than any other organization, represents Israeli society. It is a melting pot that includes soldiers from all ethnic, religious and racial backgrounds, men and women, but even this human collage always has something new. For example, Israel’s first female Nigerian officer, Lieutenant Toby Cohen, 21, who was born in Nigeria to a Nigerian mother and Israeli father.