“I have six brothers, three in the army and three in jail,” a cadet in an officers training course told IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz last Thursday.
The cadet, who received a citation for excellence, told Halutz that three of his brothers were arrested for opposing the government’s plan to expel nearly 10,000 Jewish civilians from their homes in Gaza and northern Samaria.
Arutz-7's Haggai Huberman reports that Halutz struck up a conversation with the cadet as he was awarding him his citation. “Where are you from?” asked Halutz. The young cadet told Gen. Halutz the name of one of the Jewish communities in the Binyamin district of Samaria.
“What does your father do?” Halutz continued. “My father’s a rabbi,” the cadet answered. “And how many brothers do you have?” asked Halutz. “Six,” responded the cadet, “three in the army and three in jail.”
Three of the cadet’s brothers were arrested over the past few weeks, he explained. One was arrested while putting up posters against the expulsion plan; another was caught carrying a tire on his way to blocking traffic; a third, the youngest, was arrested simply for wearing an orange shirt.
Halutz listened and warmly shook the cadet’s hand.
The cadet, who received a citation for excellence, told Halutz that three of his brothers were arrested for opposing the government’s plan to expel nearly 10,000 Jewish civilians from their homes in Gaza and northern Samaria.
Arutz-7's Haggai Huberman reports that Halutz struck up a conversation with the cadet as he was awarding him his citation. “Where are you from?” asked Halutz. The young cadet told Gen. Halutz the name of one of the Jewish communities in the Binyamin district of Samaria.
“What does your father do?” Halutz continued. “My father’s a rabbi,” the cadet answered. “And how many brothers do you have?” asked Halutz. “Six,” responded the cadet, “three in the army and three in jail.”
Three of the cadet’s brothers were arrested over the past few weeks, he explained. One was arrested while putting up posters against the expulsion plan; another was caught carrying a tire on his way to blocking traffic; a third, the youngest, was arrested simply for wearing an orange shirt.
Halutz listened and warmly shook the cadet’s hand.