When they told me it was Israel, I was shocked. The thing that hits me so hard is I hadn't realized that he had signed up to go back for another tour.

This was a young man who always knew what he was going to do. You could tell this young man was going to be somebody. He was very positive, very well put together.

He's an individual who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country. This reflects what this country is all about.

The Yom Kippur War will always stand out in history as the major military event that helped save Israel from destruction.

In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.

If Israel beat Switzerland they can end up with the 20 points,