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Kan News just aired an interview with two veterans of the elite Golani reconnaissance unit who joined the Ukrainian defense forces. The Israeli ex-commando in charge of the program, identified as Danny, said the program started as a rescue mission for stranded Jews from war-stricken areas in Ukraine, who quickly began to require armed escorts as the fighting escalated. Roughly one hundred schoolchildren and their parents are protesting in Milano Square in Tel Aviv, blocking several main roads in the northern part of the city. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. In line outside the embassy trying to get more information about volunteering is the former paratrooper from Atlanta, who asks that his name not be used. The two were captured at the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in the West Bank. "It's frightening, I'm really afraid, I'm crying every morning. (Excerpt) Read more at odessa-journal.com . Facebook. When you first arrive in a country facing annihilation, you realize the responsibility you have to your own country, the importance of joining the IDF of protecting your homeland, he said. They have been fighting alongside the Ukrainian army against Russian troops, which on February 24 launched a military campaign in the pro-Western country. Credit: Reserve officers protest movement, Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved, Comparing West Bank rampage and Tel Aviv protesters, Netanyahu warns against crossing 'red lines', Hundreds protesting in front of Prime Minister Netanyahu's private residence in Jerusalem, 11 arrive to receive emergency aid from wounds sustained during protests, Police use stun grenades, water cannons against Tel Aviv protesters. She argues it's essential to be in the streets as she has been for the last two months of protests and strikes. Read also: 'Wagner will not take Bakhmut,' says former Israeli special forces commander. On Thursday, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson said foreign fighters in Ukraine would be prosecuted ascriminals should they be caught by Russian troops, claiming they would not be protected by any rights provisioned under international humanitarian law as prisoners of war. Ari Fuld's Israel Defense Page. There was intelligence they'd try to take over government buildings, but they didn't come close. The police spokesperson issued a statement following the events, saying that officers used the water cannon in order to disperse demonstrators who were blocking the road. He addressed the crowd saying that "the protesters' stance is clear" and that they will not engage in any dialogue as along as "a gun is pointed to our head. And Im telling you candidly, and this might sound a little insulting, but I do think I have to say it: Our relations are not bad, not bad at all. Taking Ukraine's side over Russia will put an even bigger target on Israel's back. Earlier, Israel declined a U.S. request to cosponsor an anti-Russian resolution at the U.N. Security Council, before days later joining in the General Assemblys overwhelming but more symbolic condemnation. ", According to Netanyahu, "freedom to demonstrate isn't a license to drag the country into anarchy and chaos because a sovereign country can't tolerate anarchy.". A Palestinian man walks between scorched cars in a scrapyard, in the town of Hawara, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. This place is proof of that, Danny said, pointing toward the front line. Protesters rally at the Drom HaSharon junction in central Israel. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir responded to the events on Twitter, calling the demonstrators "a bunch of privileged anarchists who can't come to terms with a stinging loss in the elections and the loss of power.". Credit: Olivier Fitoussi Wednesday's events follow a bloody 24 hours that saw two Israelis shot dead in the West Bank town of Hawara on Sunday, leading to a rampage by hundreds of settlers who arrived in the town . But not all are Ukrainian Israelis. In the letter, Bar explained that the organization's management discussed the matter and decided that "in order to continue to maintain the public's trust in the Shin Bet's decision-making and its actions and so that it is not interpreted, even mistakenly, that the service takes a [political] position employees of the organization cannot participate in demonstrations against government policy.". ", The Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee approved on Wednesday morning a key part of the judicial overhaul that would restrict the High Court's ability to override laws. On Friday, the Ukrainian Embassy spokesman told . Unity is needed for resilience. One is a 72-year-old Druze man, a retired IDF captain who drove hours from his village in northern Israel to sign up, declaring, I want to fight. Posted on April 29, 2022 by State of the Nation. From Ukraine, she says shes ashamed of the hate that comes from Russia, my motherland, toward Ukraine., What motivated me to come to Ukraine and help are the horrors that I saw in the field, she says. For more information, please see our One Palestinian was killed in the attack and dozens were wounded. Among those who came to the embassy in Tel Aviv Wednesday was a 45-year-old Ukrainian Israeli named Slava. 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Ex-French soldier who witnessed the Bucha war crimes committed against civilians by the Armed Forces of Ukraine survives assassination attempt by Kiev, requests asylum in Russia . A month into President Vladimir Putin's full-scale assault on Ukraine, fighting groups made up of veterans from abroad are seeing combat. The 35-year-old U.S. veteran has thick, muscular arms and a shaved head. At least one protester was forcibly arrested by Border Police officers near the Azrieli junction in Tel Aviv. His military specialty was sharpshooter. A group of Israeli ex-commandos has been training Ukrainian civilians at a secret facility in western Ukraine, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported Friday, as the Russian invasion entered its second month. "You're messing with the wrong generation", Hili Ringel (right) and Moran Cohen-Lesham, Protesters block traffic at the Halakha junction in Tel Aviv. What is this legislation, how will it change the balance of power between the different branches of government in Israel, and what, if anything, can stop it? The first that was approved is a bill legalizing the death penalty for those charged with terrorism. Were the bran muffin of journalism. "Whoever raises his hand and throws stones at police officers is not demonstrating for freedom of speech, but is a criminal anarchist who should be behind bars," the far-right lawmaker added. We Other media outlets previously spoke with ex-IDF soldiers who were heading to fight in Ukraine. ", The former defense minister expressed "shock" at news of the injuries sustained by the pro-democracy protesters, asking "when will we stop? Some 30 people on the Israeli side were killed in Palestinian attacks. A weekly digest of Monitor views and insightful commentary on major events. 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", According to Aviali, the soldier's battalion commander arrived at the scene shortly after. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana), Illustrative: Israeli naval commandos from the Shayetet 13 unit. Already a subscriber? The fact that Israelis are actively training Ukrainians to oppose the Russian army is highly unusual, especially considering the refusal of Israel to provide Ukraine with any military equipment, even defensive gear, despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskys repeated appeals. Lawmaker Simcha Rothman enters the Knesset committee's hearing on Wednesday. They understand why we are here and they know that this is important, she says. Play Freedom of expression and freedom of demonstration - yes. Merav Michaeli, chairwoman of Israel's Labor party, responded to Gantz's statement, urging him not to "legitimize Netanyahu's coup" by agreeing to hold talks. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, in January. 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