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Arab Muslim twins from East Jerusalem go from delinquents to Israeli soldiers

Fares and Firas Muhammad spent much of their youth in courts for thefts and thuggery; when they decided to turn their lives around, their path led them, extraordinarily, to the IDF

Only a few years ago, Fares and Firas Muhammad, Muslim Arab twins from East Jerusalem, had juvenile rap sheets and seemed destined for a life of petty crime and delinquency.

Today both are star members of the Israel Defense Forces’ storied Golani Brigade, and Fares is now training to become a squad commander.

The two brothers’ incredible story was shared on Channel 12 Friday night, chronicling their rise from teen malcontents to proud and highly regarded troopers in Israel’s combat forces.

The boys’ parents divorced when they were two years old and their father has been out of the picture since. As young children they were at one point in a Jewish preschool. When they were 10, their mother escaped with them from her abusive second husband and entered a battered women’s shelter. The two then moved between boarding schools and spent much of their childhoods on the streets of Haifa.

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Arab Muslim twins go from violent delinquents to proud Golani soldiers

Fares and Firas Muhammad spent much of their youth in courts for thefts and thuggery; when they decided to turn their lives around, their path led them, extraordinarily, to the IDF

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It's been a difficult morning as 21-year-old Golani Brigade Staff Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal of Ramat Gan was killed by Arab terrorists operating out of the Palestinian Authority-controlled town of Yabad, west of Jenin.

Ben Yigal was murdered when a block was thrown from a home in Yabad towards the end of an arrest operation his unit was helping to secure. Ben Yigal was struck by the block, which crushed his helmet, and left with a massive, and ultimately fatal, head injury.

Despite being an only son, Ben Yigal insisted on enlisting in a combat unit and even succeeded in making it into the Golani Brigade's elite reconnaissance unit.

According to a report by Kan, the father told visitors who came to comfort the family that a Golani Brigade commander who had paid a condolence visit told the family about the findings of the incident in which their son had fallen.

"At first they threw some stones so he warned his friends, moved them aside and took a hit from the next stone. He saved his two friends," said the father.

May Amit's memory be a blessing.

'Amit saved his two friends'

Father relates what commander told him. "They threw some stones so he warned his friends, moved them aside - and took a hit."

www.israelnationalnews.com

 

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10 Jews die of coronavirus in Morocco, 26 brought to Israel

The government worked secretly through diplomatic ties with the Moroccan government after an initial operation reportedly failed when the Moroccan government blocked it.


A group of 26 Israelis in Morocco out of an original group 36 were brought to Israel on Thursday morning in a "philanthropic aerial operation" after being stranded in the North African country for a month and a half, and after the other 10 died of coronavirus.

Israeli aircraft are not technically permitted to land in Morocco. MK Nir Barkat (Likud) was contacted almost two months ago with a request to nevertheless help rescue Israeli civilians stuck in Morocco who were staying in numerous hotels in Marrakesh and Casablanca.


After 10 people from the group died due to the novel COVID-19, the plan began to form, involving using a private aircraft belonging to philanthropists Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson and close and secret diplomatic work with Morocco.

The operation was in secret, according to the government's press release, despite the intent being initially published in early April, and was assisted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu used diplomatic channels to get the proper permissions to achieve the mission, which resulted in the Israelis being flown home through Paris.

"Even during the coronavirus crisis, Israel does not abandon its citizens and makes great efforts to help and return them to Israel," Barkat said after the plane landed in Israel.

"For three months now, I have not seen my family, my three children," said Ilan Hatuel, one of the passengers brought back on the flight. "It is very difficult. I thank the National Security Council and the prime minister, Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, MK Nir Barkat and the entire staff that took care to bring us home."

Channel 13 reported that the group had actually been stranded in Morocco for over two months. At the end of March, when Israel had begun its rescue missions to bring Israelis back home amid coronavirus lockdowns, the request had been made to perform a similar mission in Morocco.

In mid-April, after the Moroccan government had initially approved the mission, they ultimately blocked the evacuation because the Moroccan government was not directly consulted, according to Army Radio. The group was expected to be back in time for the Passover holiday.

The initial plan involved cooperation between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which also had a group of its citizens stuck in Morocco. The UAE reportedly attempted similar moves with several other countries, according to Army Radio.

A group of Israelis was evacuated from Morocco after being stranded there for over a month and a half. (photo credit: Courtesy)

10 Jews die of coronavirus in Morocco, 26 brought to Israel

The government worked secretly through diplomatic ties with the Moroccan government after an initial operation reportedly failed when the Moroccan government blocked it.

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Yes bro, the person protecting you is an Arab Muslim soldier...
and his name is Mohammad!

 

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I enjoyed this story.

 

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I enjoyed this story.

There was also a recent one about the twin Muslim brothers in the IDF,
who went from street crime to a teen program focusing on survival in the nature.

 

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Sorry for the question | Patients with terminal illness

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Children of Israel Return to School At Last

The children of Israel – at least one million of them – went back to school Sunday morning, except for those in grades four through six, those in middle school and those who were tenth graders.

The above-mentioned students – totaling another one million children – are expected to return to their classrooms beginning Monday.

It’s been two months since schools were filled with the sounds of children – Israel closed down the schools at the outset of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic.

The gradual return of children to the classrooms began about a week ago.

Although the number of new cases of the virus is still dropping, as is the number of patients requiring ventilator support, and death toll from the virus, the Health and Education ministries are requiring students from fourth grade and up to wear face masks throughout the entire school day.

Breaks and recess will be taken in shifts, classroom windows will stay open, and during lunch break the students will be told to maintain social distancing – two meters (six feet) apart from one another.

So far, attendance is still voluntary; parents are not required to send their children under the current Health and Education Ministry guidelines.

For that matter, local authorities and cities are also not yet required to open the schools in their communities either, if they feel they are not yet properly prepared to do so, and maintain appropriate health standards.

Children of Israel Return to School At Last

Around one million students in grades four through six, middle school and grade ten return to their classrooms on Monday.

www.jewishpress.com

 

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