"Believe me, the army doesn't care if your son gets killed."

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis · May 8, 2024 · 37m

Almost since the war began, people have been writing me to ask, “Is it true that the army is actually not giving the soldiers the equipment they need? We hear of lots of people in the US helping to buy equipment, but we also hear the army reassuring everyone that there’s no shortage. What’s the story here?”

Truth was, I didn’t know. Several very serious, strategic philanthropists I know have been raising money, bringing over equipment in dozens of duffle bags, and in some cases, chartering planes to get stuff here. But I also hear, on the news and elsewhere, reassurances from the IDF that we…