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The Night Colonel Kemp Came to Visit My IDF Unit on Hanukkah in Gaza
(Times of Israel) Tuvia Book - Last year, during Hanukkah, on the Gaza front, Britain's Col. Richard Kemp, a veteran of 30 years of service and a seasoned commander in combat zones across the globe, stood alongside my IDF unit to light the candles. Col. Kemp highlighted three key reasons for the IDF's exceptional commitment to safeguarding civilian lives during the conflict. First, he emphasized Israel's democratic principles and Western values, underlining its inherent desire for peace and self-defense. Second, he acknowledged the profound influence of Judaism's moral standards, the nation's ethical foundation. Last, he commended the army's composition of citizen soldiers, its ordinary individuals called upon to defend their homes with unflinching dedication. He said, "No army takes such risks to protect civilians as the Israeli army does. I say this as a professional soldier. I say it because it's true, and people who care about truth should know it....The IDF are our friends and allies, and they are fighting the same war we are to protect Western civilization. How could any civilized and right-thinking Westerner not support that fight?"