#idf things

I have a tough question. How are we to answer when being confronted with the wrong behavior of some IDF soldiers that are crazy or stupid enough to leave a trail of evidences of their actions.

Take care

Shalom! :)

It’s fine and necessary to acknowledge that there are bad people in every organization. But we can have faith in the integrity of the IDF and know that they will (and do) hold our soldiers to high standards and do not tolerate misconduct and they punish and prosecute when it is appropriate.

Throwback to a younger me in tzahal.

Rocket fire. Every day. Still. A majority is concentrated in the South but central Israel is still dealing with rocket fire almost daily.

Missiles and infiltration from the North, mainly Lebanon, some directly from Hezbollah but a lot of lone actors too.

We’re still actively eradicating terrorists from Southern towns and securing those towns which sometimes includes freeing hostages within those towns.

We’re still dealing with Hamas terrorists infiltrating, a lot by sea.

People are receiving communication from terrorists via their [kidnapped] loved ones’ phones

but for a question: does all the food the israeli mamas make actually get to you guys or does it get thrown out? i always see piles and piles of food but why aren’t people sending you tampons and like gum and shit anyway yes i would like to know this

Oh, that’s very sweet! Thank you! 💙💙

So, yes, some of it got to us in the beginning. The further in we got, the harder it was. I don’t think any of it is thrown out. Even chayalim not in G*za, who are stationed at bases, need to eat and a lot of the food goes to them as well.

And people are absolutely sending us tampons and gum and other toiletries 😂 It’s kind of nice being one of the only females because whatever was sent for women was spread amongst fewer of us. I was fully stocked on dry shampoo and fruity chapstick for months.

🗣️ Shout out to our logistics team who are the backbone of the IDF, especially in war. They got us everything we needed and risked their lives to do so and they never get any recognition but their job boosts morale and that is so important for us right now. I can’t sing their praises enough so thanks for giving me the chance to!

As a Diaspora Jew, I don't have family in the IDF, so it has been helpful for me to have a face and a name to personalize when candle lighting.

Also, I was a US Marine for a long time and while I know our experiences in the military were different (a tiny portion of the USMC is female vs a far greater percentage of the IDF) from one military woman to another... keep kicking ass... thank you.

Am Yisrael Chai!!!

This is so incredibly kind. I am honored. Toda toda toda - forever and ever 💙