Protect those who protect Israel
If you had told me twelve months ago that my unit would still be in the field I would have not believed, not wanted to believe, that it was possible that the war in Israel would still be ongoing and our unit still ill-equipped. But here we are, day 366 and, after a short break I am back in the IDF for the THIRD time since the war started. I will be marking the October 7 first anniversary on the Gaza border with my combat medical extraction unit. There are still 101 hostages uncounted for in the subterranean hell of Gaza. There are still heroic IDF soldiers risking their lives day in and day out fighting the scourge of Hamas evil. We still must finish the job.
My unit is a reserve medical unit composed of doctors, paramedics, combat medics and combat troops. Our mission is to provide rapid medical response, stabilization and evacuation for our soldiers.
I know you all have given and given, yet sadly the needs continue. Since October 7th last year we have been working tirelessly saving the lives of our heroes and have just recruited 90 more medical and combat personnel, all volunteers to our unit, and they need to be kitted out urgently. This is the most urgent vital life-saving equipment we require:
- Tactical helmets
- Tactical combat vests
- Ceramic plates for the vests
So, as we head to a New Year, I hope that you will join us in giving generously to the important work being done here to get equipment to allow us to enter the combat zone knowing we are as protected as we can be.
Please take time and read this excellent Times of Israel blog about the IDF donors who just won’t quit by Dr Daniel Polisar. Two quotes from the article jump out:
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“Why, then, do they keep digging deep, time after time? First, they recognize they are living in a period unlike anything they have experienced. Put simply: ‘This is a moment with existential ramifications for the future of Israel and the Jewish People.’”
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“The cause of providing critical safety gear is particularly meaningful in that it is a way to literally fulfill the mitzvah of pikuach nefesh(saving a life) and it supports the success of what is a milchemet mitzvah, a morally necessary war.”
Here’s the tax-deductible link of One People Israel Fund to donate funds for life-saving tactical equipment for my unit (Please specify that the donation is for Tuvia’s PALMAR unit & let me know so I can follow up. I can be reached at tuviabook@gmail.com or via WhatsApp at +972-54-4896-091)
If you have any questions, please contact me. May this year see the elimination of the forces of darkness and evil on our borders, our troops return safely, all the hostages released, and the return of tens of thousands of our internally displaced to their homes both in the north of Israel and on the Gaza periphery. May we all have a happy, healthy, sweet and PEACEFUL New Year!