Washington Post: 23 Americans have been killed in the ranks of the Israeli army

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the Washington Post wrote in a report that although American citizens are less than They make up 2% of the population of Israel (occupied Palestine) and make up 10% of the casualties of the Israeli army in the Gaza war.

This American newspaper wrote with the families of some American citizens who died during the war for Israel in Gaza They have had a conversation. The Washington Post says that all of them had a firm commitment to Israel and considered their identity more related to Israel than America. Experts say that American immigrants are numerous among religious, nationalist and Zionist communities in Israel and the West Bank. These people have large families, usually several of whom serve in the military. It is estimated that there are currently 23,380 American citizens in the ranks of the Israeli army.

Sarah Hirschhorn, professor of history at the University of Haifa, says: “It is not surprising that the number of Americans [killed in the war] is not proportional. Many American Jews who have immigrated to Israel are very ideological people.” The university professor said that tens of thousands of these people immigrated to the Zionist ideals that could not be realized in the United States for decades. They have recently come to Israel and their commitment to Israel and its army has deepened.

Howard, who is a doctor, told the Washington Post: “We came because of their Zionism. After 2000 years of trying to have a country, we felt that we should be a part of it.”

21 Americans who were serving in the Israeli army have been killed inside Gaza. Another soldier was killed in a clash with Hezbollah forces on the Lebanese border. The 23rd American citizen killed was a member of the Israeli police.

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