IDF Promotes Highest-Ranking Christian Soldier
In February, the IDF will promote a Christian soldier to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, making him the first soldier of his faith to achieve that rank. This comes as the result of a six-year process intended to help the indigenous Christian community integrate into mainstream Israeli society.
Austrian Evangelical Community ‘Adopts’ 100 Christian IDF Soldiers
Christian-Israeli soldiers received presents from abroad just like Jewish soldiers who often get gifts from Jewish communities in the Diaspora.
New Israeli Army First: A Bedouin Colonel
In a first-time impressive move, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) is expected to promote a Bedouin soldier to Colonel.
Christian IDF Soldiers Risk Death Threats, Violent Attacks From Muslim Neighbors
As the number of Christian Israeli Arabs enlisting in the Israel Defense Force rises, so does the risk of violent attacks against the soldiers by their Muslim neighbors.
New Knesset Lobby Encourages Israel’s Muslims, Christians and Other Minorities to Join the IDF
Knesset lobby co-head, Miki Zohar, said “incitement against joining the IDF, encouraged by Arab MKs, threatens minority integration in Israeli society.”
Following Attack, Israeli Druze Call on Israel, US to Protect Syria’s Druze Community
Following a brutal attack on a Druze village in Syria last week, members of the Druze community living in Israel protested to demand Israel act to protect their brethren.
