IDF Soldiers to Gaza's Jews: Stay Strong, Don't Evacuate

“You should have much success and do not evacuate.” So wrote soldiers of the 51st battalion of the Golani Brigade in a fax sent to the residents of Gush Katif.

The letter, signed “Liron and Gal from Car 51,” began the letter with words of thanks for the refreshments area set up by residents to provide soldiers with a place to rest.

It went on to urge the residents not to leave their homes. “You give us strength to continue,” the soldiers wrote, by hand, on the official stationary with hearts drawn for emphasis. “We have not met many people as good and so very brave as you. May you have much success and not evacuate! May you be strong and courageous, we are here for you. Car 51, with honor.”

Soldiers of the 51st Golani battalion left Gaza three months ago for the northern command, but are expected to take part in the planned removal of the Jews of Gaza from their homes this summer.

The battalion commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Yaniv, responded to the publication of the letter in IDF weekly B’Mahane this week. “We are speaking here about soldiers who were thanking the residents and were careless in their choice of words,” he said. “I am certain that they did not mean or understand the seriousness of their words. The matter will be examined with them.”

Following the arrival of the fax, it was posted at the entrance to the local health clinic in N’vei Dekalim, where residents have received much encouragement from the kind words.

1 posted on 05/19/2005 9:32:37 AM PDT by Nachum

Rack these word of encouragement I think I ping Israeli news list

2 posted on 05/19/2005 9:41:31 AM PDT by SevenofNine (Not everybody in, it for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)

A Big YEA ping

3 posted on 05/19/2005 9:43:52 AM PDT by freepertoo

Eventually, a situation like this is going to happen in the USA...

4 posted on 05/19/2005 9:52:07 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)

[sniff - sniff] is that a civil war I smell a brewin'?

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

it was probably sarcasm)

5 posted on 05/19/2005 10:01:10 AM PDT by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)

I hearing off Hareetz wire that some IDF soldiers are still refuse to withdrawel settlers from Gaza

GOOD

6 posted on 05/19/2005 10:03:03 AM PDT by SevenofNine (Not everybody in, it for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)

To: dennisw; Cachelot; Yehuda; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; ...

If you'd like to be on this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

7 posted on 05/19/2005 10:44:46 AM PDT by SJackson (I don't think the red-tiled roofs are as sturdy as my asbestos one, Palestinian refugee)

To: Salem; IAF ThunderPilot; M. Espinola; Cornpone; Bombardier; MississippyMuddy; American in Israel; ..

Ping!

8 posted on 05/19/2005 11:15:15 AM PDT by Convert from ECUSA (tired of all the shucking and jiving)

What a tough situation for those soldiers to face. May their choice be the right one.

9 posted on 05/19/2005 2:12:43 PM PDT by BayouCoyote (The 1st victim of islam is the person who practices the lie.)

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