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'This is my country, I serve in the IDF,' says Muslim IDF soldier |
2019-01-06 |
[Ynet] After year volunteering with an Israeli youth movement, Bilal Taha is proud to be in a combat unit, even if it means guarding settlements, and believes more Arabs will soon join the army. Before leaving his IDF base, 21-year-old Corporal Bilal Taha removes his military uniform and changes into civilian clothing; only then does he board the bus home to his Galilee village of Deir al-Asad, where service in the IDF is unusual, to say the least. Taha is a rare phenomenon, an Israeli Arab who chose to serve in the army. "There are many who are not happy with my being a soldier," he says, "and I don’t know what their reaction would be if I entered the town in uniform." |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#1 admirable, if not taqqiya |
Posted by: Frank G 2019-01-06 10:01 |