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The State of Israel and its Armed-Forces have one of the most open multicultural political and military system.  The history of Holy Land can attest this fact, by having its 8th President an Iranian immigrant Moshe Katsav,  only a few years ago.

With the encouragement of PM  Benjamin Netanyahu  and religious leaders like Greek Orthodox Priest Father Gabriel Nadaf  more young Arab and Christian are joining the Israeli Armed-Forces, for a better life and future. 

The number of christians and Arabs serving in the Israeli Defense Force is increasing every year. 

“The traditional view of the Arab-Israeli conflict is of Jews fighting Muslims. But that image does not always reflect the truth. 

In fact, there are thousands of Muslim Bedouin who serve in the Israeli army, or IDF, and even bear arms against their fellow Muslims in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.”  Rachid Sekkai BBC Arabic Service, northern Israel. October 20, 2009

1. Additional: Increased Coordination Between Israeli Armed-Forces and the Palestinians for Celebration of Christmas Season
2. Thousands of Muslim serving in Israeli Army.  The Israeli Army does not publish statistics numbers of the non-Jewish enlisted soldiers. However it says hundreds of non-Jewish Israeli citizens – Muslims, Christians and Druze – join the IDF every year. by BBC documentary   

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Acknowledgments: This article was originally published in October 2016 on U.S.Europe World Affairs and in PCDN Global Think Tank in the U.S. Article by Catherine S. Schmidt, Editor in Chief. 

June 14th holds a special significance for the United States. It marks both the U.S. Army’s birthday and U.S Flag day.

On this day in 1777, the Continental Congress recognized and adopted the Stars and Stripes as the  United States’ official flag. And years later in 1949 the formal recognition of June 14th as the Flag Day was established by President Harry S. Truman.

Throughout the centuries…… across the world, the U.S flag has been the leading defender of freedom, by fighting openly against tyranny, oppression, fascism and authoritarian systems.The Stars and Stripes is not only the representative of United States national emblem, but prominently on the international stage and….. for the rest of the world…..,it is the enduring aspirations of Freedom and Liberty, Human Rights and  Democracy.

About the United States Flag, by Smithsonian

Acknowledgments: Image © California NG. Article by Catherine S. Schmidt, Editor in Chief.