The highest ranking Muslim officer in the IDF considers himself an “Arab Israeli Zionist.” Four years ago, he visited the extermination camps in Poland with other officers within the framework of the “Witnesses in Uniform” project. He says that “When I came to Poland, I was speechless. I cried a lot. It was difficult for me to comprehend this thing called ‘genocide.’ There was something very moving in that I was standing on Polish soil, with an Israeli flag and an IDF uniform—but this time from a place of strength. This was the proof that we don’t break.” Alla says “we” and refers to the Jewish people. “I believe in the Muslim faith and will never convert, but I believe that Zionism is much more than just religion. This is something that fully represents my feeling of belonging to the State of Israel and Israeli society, and the immense responsibility I bear to protect the state I’m a part of.”
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 02:12:41 +0000
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