# Arab Soldiers in the IDF and a Call for Israeli Unity After October 7

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2115629956856197610
- Source account: [@yairbissor7](https://x.com/yairbissor7)
- Source language: Hebrew
- Target language: English
- Duration: 1:34
- Published: 2026-10-29
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- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7
- Original-language version: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/he/%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%91%D7%A6%D7%94-%D7%9C-%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%90%D7%94-%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%AA-%D7%90%D7%97%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%90%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%99-7-%D7%91%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%98%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A8.md

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7) I'll reveal a secret that's not, uh— Oh, uh?

[0:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=4) Public. I had a Muslim company commander from Tamra, not a Bedouin, a Muslim, who was my combat company commander.

[0:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=11) Mm-hmm. I had a driver from Abu Sinan, he was with me for two years, he was like family to me, a Muslim from Abu Sinan, an ace, a fighter.

[0:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=18) I had a deputy in very special roles, let's call them special operations, from Nazareth, a Christian, uh, uh, an Israeli Arab.

[0:27](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=27) The army knows how to embrace them. This may surprise you.

[0:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=29) The army knows how to embrace Muslims. Mm-hmm.

[0:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=33) There's no problem with that. We also know how to a- accept them i-- into the Knesset.

[0:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=37) But what is the issue? Since October seventh, I've lost so many friends.

[0:42](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=42) The people of Israel have lost so many fallen.

[0:46](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=46) This damned war, three years, October seventh.

[0:51](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=51) You dare tell me you're siding with the...

[0:55](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=55) Forgive me. With the butchers. This trash that tells me—sings "Palestine" to me— and tells me that the— the— blood government, instead of saying a blood government that had so many people killed, it's a blood government that supposedly killed.

[1:07](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=67) That's the message. And you want to go with them? You're really betraying me.

[1:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=72) I'm… I'm sick of this. I'm done with this.

[1:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=74) There is a prime minister here who, in the name of your desire to send him home or I don't know what to do to him, you are willing to do anything, to be as cynical as possible.

[1:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=86) Enough, I'm fed up. There's an opportunity here for a unity government.

[1:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/dexvbsbgwfbH/en/arab-soldiers-in-the-idf-and-a-call-for-israeli-unity-after-october-7?t=89) Okay. Be leaders and do it. Yes. Okay.