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‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families

“Olim (immigrant) soldiers who come from abroad to Israel do it purely out of a sense of Zionism and because they really want to take part in helping Israel and helping the IDF.”

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Staff Sergeant Oren Metzuyanim, a 21-year-old lone soldier at the main rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026.
Lone Soldier Center CEO Liora Rubinstein (L) with president Drorit Nitzani and actress and musician Einat Sarouf and her original artwork.

Israeli artists unite across communities to support lone soldiers in new exhibition

Artists, musicians, and designers contribute to a Tel Aviv show where ceramic plates symbolize belonging, with proceeds aiding lone soldiers in need.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 25, 2024.

Grapevine, March 27, 2026: A welcome break

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee speaks at The Jerusalem Post at the Diplomatic Conference held at the Friends of Zion Museum media center in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025.

Grapevine: Huckabee at home

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Jerusalem Lone Soldier center blocked by haredi parties

Oren: I feel great shame at the immoral step taken by these religious factions.

JANUARY 26, 2015ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
Haredi man and IDF soldiers in Jerusalem.

Fire destroys furniture destined for lone soldiers

Lone Soldier Center warehouse fire destroys NIS 40,000 worth of mattresses, furniture meant for overseas IDF volunteers.

MARCH 19, 2012ByRUTH EGLASH
VOLUNTEERS FROM the Lone Soldier Center 370

Consider yourself at home

Once a month, nearly 200 lone soldiers eat Friday night dinner at the Great Synagogue.

FEBRUARY 5, 2010ByELAN MILLER
soldiers shabbat comic 311