Tag: Friends of IDF
Twin brothers make ‘aliyah,’ intend to enlist in IDF marine commando unit
Twin brothers who will enlist in an elite Israel Defense Forces unit were among the 48 new immigrants to Israel from across North America who landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport last week on an El...
Jewish teens raise more than $10,000 for IDF soldiers in local car wash
Two Jewish teenagers in Long Island, N.Y., held a local car wash to help raise money to support Israel Defense Forces’ soldiers and collected more than $10,000 following Israel’s 11-day conflict with Hamas in...
Netta Barzilai to join Simon Cowell on judges panel for ‘The X Factor Israel’
Israeli Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai has been cast as a judge in the new season of “The X Factor Israel,” joining the legendary British judge Simon Cowell, who will appear for the first time on a version...
Boston native makes history as first American woman to complete IAF pilot course
A “lone soldier” from the United States made history on Wednesday, when she became the first American woman to complete the Israeli Air Force’s prestigious pilot course, the U.S.-based NGO Friends of the Israel...
Multigenerational family, lone soldiers to be featured at virtual FIDF annual gala
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) will hold its 2020 national gala online for the first time as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The philanthropic evening, themed “A Night of Heroes,” will...
Future lone soldiers land in Israel on two group flights
Two flights of new olim arrived in Israel this week—one on Monday and another on Tuesday—with 78 lone soldiers headed for service in the Israel Defense Forces. Another 42 individuals also came to make their homes...
Some 270 lone soldiers begin IDF service as Israel turns 72
Nearly 270 lone soldiers were drafted into the Israel Defense Forces on Thursday, following Israel’s 72nd Independence Day.
The new recruits included Jewish men and women, ages 18 to 22, from the United States, Canada,...
Friends of IDF to conduct virtual Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut events
For the first time, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) will host online celebrations next week marking milestones in Israel’s history.
Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers and civilian victims of terrorism,...
1,000-plus IDF lone soldiers from U.S. to stay on base for Passover
More than 1,000 U.S. natives serving as lone soldiers, those who join the Israel Defense Forces with no immediate family in Israel, have been among the thousands of IDF soldiers that have been ordered to...
Israeli soldiers to receive gift cards to purchase items for Rosh Hashanah
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) are providing High Holiday gift cards to some 9,000 soldiers in need and lone soldiers serving in the Israel Defense Forces so they can help celebrate Rosh...