JERUSALEM (JTA) — The hardest part was loading the assault rifle. That’s not because he was a newbie, unaccustomed to the workings of a Tavor rifle. Rather, 1st Sgt. Izzy Ezagui had lost an arm in combat. He’d overcome seemingly insurmountable bureaucratic hurdles and got a posting on a… Read more »
How a one-armed American soldier fought his way back into the Israeli army
Izzy Ezagui, center, and fellow reserve soldiers in 2014. (Courtesy of Izzy Ezagui)
