Sunday Aug 24, 2008

Israeli teenagers to Israeli soldiers

Posted by A.J.

I've been in the army for three weeks now, and I must say that I've been working hard. I've fired countless rounds in target practice, marched outside of the base with a bunch equipment on me, and learned about first aid and many other facets of soldiering. 

But all of that is what a soldier does, not what a soldier is. First and foremost, a soldier is someone who puts the good of someone else before his own.

Our commanders have expended much of our energy while trying to instill a sense of camraderie. For instance, when we are given time to perform a task, if even one person is only one second late, we are all punished. At meals no one is allowed to eat until everyone is seated with food.

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Army Life A.J. made aliyah with his family in 2003 at the age of 15. After two years of study at a pre-army yeshiva , he joined the IDF's Armored Corp in August 2008. He writes about his day to day experiences as a soldier, and his observations about life in the army.

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DJStahl, USA: Re #2: nope, Israel doesn't have one of the largest armies in the world. Check the numbers. Not even the top 20, per Stockholm Institute. The checkpoints went up in the WB mostly after 2000, when an intifada started. As an occupying power, Israel certainly has the right to do so, per int'l law. Prior to 2000, Israel was trying joint patrols with soldiers of the PA. One of the incidents which sparked that intifada was the murder of an Israeli officer, an Ethiopian, by his Palestinian colleague while on jeep patrol. The PA arrested the perp, then released him shortly afterward.
Adam Hocherman Hoboken NJ: You're question: If you give yourself a right, does that right apply to others? If a law restrains you, should it restrain others? My Answer: If Israeli's used pregnant women, children, and ambulances to maim, slaughter and butcher innocent civilians, then Hamas would have a right to restrict their movement. My Question: Does Israel have the right to protect their citizens?
VK, Mumbai: If Palestenians use ambulances in acts of terror they deserve to have those facilities cut off. Radical Muslims should realize that using civilized values against the very people who hold them dear comes at a steep price. http://soleslide.blogspot.com

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