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Serving their country

Standing Together, International Young Israel Movement provided soldiers with holiday cheer on Independence Day.

Soldiers stand guard near border with Egypt
Photo by: REUTERS
■ STANDING TOGETHER, based in Efrat and headed by David Landau and Miriam Gottlieb, partnered with the Jerusalem-headquartered International Young Israel Movement (IYIM) and friends throughout the world to ensure that soldiers who had to remain on active duty on their bases did not miss out on Independence Day celebrations.

The two organizations, with a team of 400 volunteers living in Israel plus visitors from overseas, provided holiday cheer and festive barbecues for some 3,000 soldiers in 16 army bases.

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