Book and sword: Netanyahu hails IDF's haredi Netzah Yehuda battalion at Western Wall
MILITARY AFFAIRS: “Why did the Maccabees succeed?” Netanyahu asked the crowd. “They studied Torah. They learned. That was the foundation of their strength. But they also fought.
HUNDREDS OF haredi youth from seven ‘mechinot’ and three yeshivot hesder gather in front of the Western Wall before beginning their journey into the IDF, joining the Netzah Yehuda Battalion and other haredi units.(photo credit: Netzah Yehuda Association)ByJUDITH SEGALOFF
