This bloke was a true Aussie who sacrificed his life for our nation and not Israel!
I'm having a go at approx 400 who have joined the IDF in recent times, and what percentage have joined our armed forces!
"As recently as 2009 Private Greg Sher (Z”L), a member of the Special Forces Commandos,
was killed in action in Afghanistan."
Throughout Australian history, apart from isolated incidents of individual anti-Semitism, Jews were welcome in the Australian armed forces and by their distinguished service, helped dispel the anti-Semitic slur that Jews were shirkers and cowards and made bad soldiers."
The numbers in the past, may have been higher as the result of National Service between 1951-1959 and again in 1964 - 1972.
I never met anyone from a Jewish the community during the Vietnam War period, but have serviced with Lebanese who I believed were predominantly Christians!
Colour, religion or ethnicity disappear thru military brotherhood!
But a lot of off sh!t stirring used to go on.
It the greatest leveller for diversity amongst different group's
