Freed Israeli hostages ask to return to IDF service - The Jewish Chronicle
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Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa and Karina Ariev have requested to rejoin IDF

Less than two weeks after their release from Hamas captivity, former hostages Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa and Karina Ariev have asked to return to the army, according to Israel’s Channel 12.

The young women, all former surveillance soldiers, surprised even their families when they announced their joint decision to resume service in the IDF, though not in their former lookout positions. However, the IDF reportedly told the families of the five women that they “still need to rest and heal from their long period in captivity.”

They would not be the first to seek a return to service. Ori Megidish, a former hostage who served with the five at the Nahal Oz army base before October 7, was rescued from captivity by the IDF and Shin Bet on 30 October and returned to active service four months later in the army’s Intelligence Division.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    1 day ago

    To be clear:

    Although the JC includes diverse voices, internal resignations in 2024, including high-profile writers like David Baddiel and Jonathan Freedland, followed the publication of articles that were later determined to be fabricated. These articles, authored by freelance journalist Elon Perry, included claims about Israeli operations in Gaza that lacked credible sourcing and were subsequently retracted by the publication. The controversy led to the resignation of prominent columnists Jonathan Freedland, Hadley Freeman, and David Aaronovitch, who cited concerns over the newspaper’s editorial standards and the decision to publish unverified information.

    https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-jewish-chronicle-jc-bias-and-credibility/

    This is a known propaganda source and no one should believe anything coming from in regards to Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people.

    Propaganda is dystopian as fuck tho, so I guess I’m eaving the article up.

    • geneva_convenienceOP
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      1 day ago

      It is doubtworthy but

      They would not be the first to seek a return to service. Ori Megidish, a former hostage who served with the five at the Nahal Oz army base before October 7, was rescued from captivity by the IDF and Shin Bet on 30 October and returned to active service four months later in the army’s Intelligence Division.

      Does lend it a lot of credibility. Her rejoining is corroborated by TimesOfIsrael

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Propaganda doesn’t mean “completely false”.

        Like, they could have received huge bonuses from the IDF to “rejoin” with a cushy desk job.

        But reported as their desire to place themselves in danger to defend Israel, which could sway public opinion when Israelis are mostly over it and will vote Bibi out of office the second he stops postponing elections due to his genocide.

        Even if it’s true, I got a cousin who’s convoy got blown up in the ME as a US Marine. And he was the only survivor.

        For over a decade the only thing he’s wanted is vengeance, to go back overseas and get “them” back.

        That might be what’s happening here, but it would be a terrible fucking decision for him to go back over there. So he was medically discharged instead.