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Avi Kahn

Oct 7, 2024, 8:23 PM

A Battalion Commander’s speech on the morning of Oct 7

Watching this video gives me chills. Not only because I know I'm watching one of the most legendary pre-battle speeches in Israeli history, but because I remember standing there, listening to that moment, as if it were yesterday. The man...

May 1, 2024, 4:17 PM

You Promised Me ‘Never Again’

My whole life, I believed in you. I waited for you, yearned for you. I grew up without you, but knew that you were there. My parents, my teachers, my community raised me to love you. To trust you. To look to you...

Apr 17, 2024, 1:20 AM

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I am a father and a soldier. I have a message for our enemies

To those who sacrifice their own families in order to destroy ours: Fear us. Fear the men who value peace, but are dragged to war

Apr 8, 2024, 8:21 AM

Never truly home – A soldier’s reflections from October 7th

Our People have changed. My friends have changed. I've changed. I could speak for our entire Nation when I say that we aren't the same, but for now, I'll speak as those of us who were there, as the...

About Me

Avi Kahn is a father and husband living in Bet Shemesh. He made Aliyah from Columbus, Ohio in 2015 and served in the IDF as a Lone Soldier in the Paratrooper Brigade. He has fought on multiple fronts in the current war, including Kfar Aza on October 7th, Southern Gaza, and Israel's Northern border.

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