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I came across this story on a catalog ad, but I decided I had to probe further. This Wikipedia link says it all:

Roi Klein

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Roi Klein (Hebrew: øåòé ÷ìééï) (pronounced Ro-ee Klein) (1975-July 26 2006) born in Raanana, Israel was a Major in the Golani Brigade of the Israeli Defense Forces. Klein was killed in the Battle of Bint Jbeil during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict after jumping on a grenade to save his fellow soldiers.

Klein began his IDF service in the Egoz Reconnaissance Unit.

In 2002 Klein received a Chief Of Staff Citation for his conduct during an ambush near Nablus where 5 Palestinian terrorists were killed.

During the Battle of Bint Jbeil, a hand grenade was thrown into the house where Klein and his unit were present. Klein told his men "Inform in the communication that I've been killed" and subsequently jumped on the live grenade and stopped the explosion with his body. Klein was killed on spot but with this action saved the lives of the soldiers. The soldiers reported that Klein recited the Jewish Prayer Shma Yisrael as he jumped on the grenade.

Roi Klein became a symbol for heroism in Israel. New schools in Netanya and Raanana have been named after him. [1]

For his actions during the war Klein received the Medal of Courage posthumously. [2]

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I came across this story on a catalog ad, but I decided I had to probe further. This Wikipedia link says it all:

John 15:13: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

"Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it."

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John 15:13: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
I was never aware of that, but those are good teachings. I wonder if the Old Testament has an equivalent.
  • Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone."
  • Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds.
  • Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location?
  • The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).

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Jeez. And here I thought this was another thread about King Ralph!
Whose lives did Ralph Klein save?
  • Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone."
  • Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds.
  • Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location?
  • The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).

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"He who saves one life... it is as if he saves an entire universe."

Talmud

"Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it."

Lao Tzu

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