Israel Active

Israel has approved a benefits package totaling 3 billion shekels (some $800 million) for active IDF reservists. It includes tax credits, employer grants, subsidized housing, welfare expenses, support for small businesses, plus priority access to civil service jobs and other services.

On Memorial Day, Israel’s Olympic Committee changed its official logo to incorporate the handwriting of IDF Captain Eden Nimri, a professional swimmer. She fell while battling Hamas fighters at the Nahal Oz IDF base on 7 Oct 2023, allowing 11 female soldiers to escape.

An IDF soldier who was paralyzed after being wounded in Gaza is walking again with the help of ReWalk, the exoskeleton developed by Israel’s Lifeward (formerly ReWalk – see previously).

Reserve Major Professor Nahum Nesher (63) and his son, Koren, have clocked 250 cumulative days of reserve duty in the Hermon outposts. Nahum returns to Syria having been brutally treated as a PoW in 1984. Koren survived a car accident after mandatory IDF service, but he still re-enlisted.

The Ziv Medical Center in Safed has admitted 32 injured Druze, victims of fighting in Syria during the past week. They include two pregnant women. The IDF has also has established a forward mobile medical triage facility near the Syrian village of Hader and is also protecting the Druze from massacres.

The Trigon team from Modiin’s AMIT religious public high school withdrew from the final day of the FIRST robotics competition in Houston, Texas rather than compete on Shabbat. They were 15th overall of the 600 competitors. Seven other Israeli teams were finalists in their specific categories.

On Israel’s Independence Day, of Israel’s 10.1 million residents, the Jewish State’s Jewish population was roughly 7.7 million, comprising around 45% of world Jewry. 80% of Jewish Israelis are “sabras” – born in Israel.

In Judea & Samaria, archaeologists have uncovered much Biblical evidence. E.g. Sebastia National Park, Sartaba (Alexandrium); Shiloh; Herodion; and Joshua’s altar. International academics blacklist these archaeologists, and their findings need to be publicized.

US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee continued his post-appointment tour with a visit to ancient Shiloh, the historic site of the Jewish Tabernacle. He recited Hannah’s prayer that celebrated the birth of the prophet Samuel. He also prayed personally for the release of the hostages.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee affixed a mezuzah to the entrance of his Jerusalem office. The mezuzah holds a profound connection to Israel’s biblical past. crafted from stones taken from Mount Ebal, the site traditionally identified as Joshua’s Altar.