
A German 23 year old named Edgar, whose grandparents were Nazis, has to come Israel and is trying to enlist in the IDF, according to a Mako report.
Edgar is not Jewish, but he was raised to be a supporter of Israel and has wanted to visit Israel for years.
Following Hamas’s October 7 attack, Edgar, like many others, felt the need to take action and help those in Israel. “I was sitting at home watching the Jews go through something resembling the Holocaust. I texted my friends to see if they were okay, but I felt like I had to do something,” Edgar said.
Edgar came to Israel in January. Upon his arrival, he started volunteering and assisting soldiers on various bases. During this time, he decided that he wanted to enlist in the IDF. However, as a non-Jewish foreign citizen, he was turned away.
Not to be deterred, Edgar continued to pursue drafting into the IDF, despite facing rejection. He has traveled to multiple government offices, including the Interior Ministry and the Population and Immigration Authority, where he continued to be told “No”.
Edgar said: “Even if I don’t succeed in enlisting, I have no doubt that I would do it all over again. It was an amazing experience [coming to Israel].”
Edgar says he will continue to try enlisting in the IDF until his tourist visa expires.
{Matzav.com}