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the daily article.org. Greetings and welcome to the Daily Article podcast. Today is Monday, October

the 16th, 2023. I'm Chris Elkins

narrating today's article written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison. Israel's

Zeve is a 66-year-old, decorated former paratrooper. On the morning of October the 7th,

the retired Army General was taking a

bike ride when news broke that a rocket barrage had been fired from Gaza and gunmen were pouring

across the border. He raced to his home overlooking Olive Grove near Tel Aviv, put on his uniform,

and grabbed his weapon, a 9mm pistol. He then drove to the battle zone around 10 a.m. with his close

friend, Noam Teibon, a retired general whose son was trapped in the Nahal-Az Kabbutz. He found

disorganized groups of young Israeli soldiers, piled several of them into his Audi, and began attacking

Hamas gunmen on the road. After a soldier in his car was wounded, he snatched his M-16 and started firing

out the window. General Tobon was eventually able to rescue his son while General Zeeve raced to other

hotspots. He spent nearly 24 hours around the kibbutzum and villages under attack, firing his own

weapon, organizing evacuations of civilians, and coordinating with the military to

dispatch backup units. At this juncture in the war, it's worth asking, why is Israel so important to

America? As Israel prepares for the next stage of this conflict, Americans remain solidly supportive

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