Over 30,000 people paid their respects to lone soldier Sgt. Max Steinberg at his funeral on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem this morning (see video). Steinberg was killed battling Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, July 20 and was among the 13 IDF soldiers who were killed when a Hamas anti-tank rocket… Read more »
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For two Americans, service to Israel ends in tragedy
BALTIMORE (JTA) — Sean Carmeli, a sergeant in the Israeli army, was stationed in Israel’s South awaiting possible orders to enter Gaza. He was exchanging Facebook messages with his friend Ian Benisti, a U.S. Marine reservist who was visiting Israel from California. The two had planned to get together,… Read more »
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