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Americans fighters in Israel get overdue thank you

An exhibit commemorating the American and Canadian volunteers who had fought in Israel\’s War of Independence in 1947-1949 and manned the \”illegal\” Aliyah Bet ships carrying refugees to the Jewish state.

The Other Soldiers

The battalion is the brainchild of Roman Rathner, a former major in the Russian green berets — the Spetznaz — who immigrated to Israel a decade ago, who offered his expertise and knowledge to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and was refused because he was older than 30 — too old. A year ago he went on the Russian radio and appealed to his former colleagues.

\”Aren\’t you tired of watching our women and children getting killed on TV? Don\’t you want to do something to help?\” he pleaded.

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