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| December 22, 2014
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IDF paratroopers give their lunch to hungry Palestinian kids

“After talking to our friends, it was clear to us we couldn’t let those kids keep looking through dumpsters for food, while we had extra food,” the IDF corporal said.

By Yoav Zitun

 

IDF paratroopers’ hearts went out to two Palestinian children who approached their post on Sunday asking for food.

IDF soldiers feed Palestinian kids – Screenshot

One of the soldiers, Corporal Oren, told his friends about the two children, and they didn’t hesitate before giving most of their lunch to the children, even giving them some snacks as well.

“After talking to our friends, it was clear to us we couldn’t let those kids keep looking through dumpsters for food, while we had extra food,” the corporal said. Continue Reading »

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| October 30, 2013
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View Clip of IDF Paratroopers firing advanced Spike missile

 

In a special training exercise held before the unit deploys for tour on Israel’s northern border, IDF paratroopers fire an advanced Spike-MR missile, one of  the IDF’s most advanced portable guided missiles.  -Watch it in action

By Yoav Zitun

 

Combat soldiers from the IDF‘s Paratroopers Brigade received an unusual allocation this week and fired a Spike-MR missile during a training exercise held in preparation of the troops’ scheduled operational activity along the northern border.

Spike-MR missile in action - IDF

Spike-MR missile in action – IDF

The Spike-MR rare launch was documented by the IDF and is quite the sight.

The missile is a portable “fire-and-forget” guided missile, and it is one of the army’s most advanced anti-tank and anti-personnel projectiles. Continue Reading »

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| April 14, 2013
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Knesset honors Michael Levin fallen US-born IDF soldier

Philadelphia native Levin, fell while bravely fighting during the Second Lebanon War.

By LAHAV HARKOV



 
The Knesset and Defense Ministry will honor the memory of American-born IDF soldier Michael Levin in its Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars ceremony on Sunday night.
Michael Levin

Michael Levin – Photo: Courtesy Lone Soldier Center

Short documentary videos will be combined with songs and poetry readings about the fallen.

Levin immigrated to Israel from Philadelphia in 2002 and joined the Paratroop Brigade. He fought in the Second Lebanon War, cutting short a vacation to the US to rejoin his comrades.

On August 21, 2006, a Hezbollah sniper killed Levin in the southern Lebanese village of Ayta a-Shayeb.

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