Lone soldier

A shattered covenant: Israel’s lone soldiers and the broken promise of care

Joshua Boone served for 748 days in the Gaza war. He kept his side of the covenant.  Did Israel keep its side?

LATE LONE SOLDIER: M. Sgt (res.) Joshua Boone, 2024.
Sergeant Moshe Yitzhak Hacohen, 22.

L’chaim at a lone soldier's grave - opinion

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 25, 2024.

Grapevine, March 27, 2026: A welcome break

 Over 150 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.

Housing for lone soldiers is essential to Israel’s wartime resilience - opinion


How can Israel preserve unity? - opinion

Tragically, unity has been involuntarily thrust upon us. Can we maintain it? Can we discover healthy communication?

 WE MUST strive for unity and peace.

'I'm horrified': South Africa warns of prosecution to citizens joining IDF

South Africa is one of the only countries in the world that recognizes Hamas as a representative of the Palestinian people.

 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (not pictured) attend a media briefing and signing ceremony at Tuynhuys to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries in Cape Town, South Africa, May 16, 2023

Jerusalem's superhero: Meet the man bringing comics to evacuees, lone soldiers

Whether it’s bringing comics and teddy bears to evacuees in Jerusalem or geek culture literature to the Israeli public, Arye Dobuler is using his organizational superpowers for good.

 NOT ALL heroes wear capes: Jerusalemite Arye Dobuler is seen with his huge collection of comic books and sci-fi/fantasy novels available for affordable purchase in the German Colony.

Israel-Hamas war: How are thousands of olim helping out?

This includes packing supplies, making challot for Shabbat, helping tutor children whose parents are in the IDF reserves, working on a social media campaign to raise awareness, and more.

 CALANIT EPSTEIN (L), seen with another new olah, arrives in Israel last month.

Hundreds of new immigrants, ultra-Orthodox join IDF since start of Israel-Hamas War

Lone soldiers are also disproportionately represented in new draft data.

 An Israeli soldier wears a Jewish prayer shawl and tefillin as he prays, in Ashkelon, southern Israel October 10, 2023.

IDF lone soldiers, B'not Sherut celebrate Thanksgiving in Jerusalem

For lone soldiers and lone B’not/B’nei Sherut, Thanksgiving holds special significance. While they may find themselves far from their homes and families, they are not alone.

 CARVING THE turkey: StandWithUs executive director (C) Michael Dickson with Michael Levin Base co-director Lizzie Noach, and volunteers.

A call to be brave: The story of a mother of a lone soldier- opinion

A mother of a lone soldier describes what it's like having her daughter serving overseas in the IDF during Israel's war against Hamas.

  A group shot of lone soldiers posing with their mothers at the Nefesh B'Nefesh campus in Jerusalem.

President Herzog meets Australia delegation, family of injured Australian lone soldier

The president was very interested in the soldier’s condition and spent several minutes talking to the father at the end of the meeting with the delegation.

 President Isaac Herzog speaks on Israel's judicial reform on February 12, 2023

Mother of slain teen tells immigrant moms sending kids to war admirable

"Your sons and daughters are our heroes, going out there and doing everything in their power to protect the Jewish people, but this ability to serve our nation in such a way comes from you.”

 Mothers of soldiers, both active and fallen

Tel Aviv-based social media initiative aims to help soldiers find their perfect match

Noa Barazani, founder of the Instagram account Olim.in.TLV, is doing her part to bring smiles to the faces of soldiers on active duty by helping them find love during wartime.

 IDF soldiers laying on grass.