Major Alaa Waheeb, The IDF’s Most Decorated Muslim Soldier Who Received The Minister Of Defense’s

Major Alaa Waheeb, the IDF’s most decorated Muslim soldier who received the Minister of Defense’s Medal of Excellence - “To those who say that Israel is an apartheid state, I ask: Do you think that such a country would tolerate a person like myself getting to the position I am today?… a non-Jewish army Major? Someone who has not only fought alongside Jewish soldiers, but now trains them too? Would a truly racist state allow me to play such an integral role in our nation’s defenses? I do not serve in the army to kill people – I serve in it to save people. When Hamas fires rockets, or Fatah encourages stabbings, we are here to protect the lives of all Israeli citizens, Jewish and non-Jewish… In my role as a soldier, I have met all kinds of people both in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Jews, Arabs, Religious, secular, left-wing and right-wing… forget slogans and shouting. Peace – real peace – will only come when people talk to each other.”

JerusalemOnline

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