Mazal tov to Damas Pakada and his wife on their wedding. Damas is the IDF soldier who was attacked in an unprovoked racist attack by a policeman back in 2015 which sparked mass protests and riots from the Ethiopian community that he belongs to.

Damas was freed of any charges against him after a video emerged proving he didn't attack first and was excessively attacked by the officer. He went on to become a decorated IDF officer in the cyber Topaz unit of the IDF and even met Bibi Netanyahu. He came to Israel from Ethiopia with 7 siblings after losing his father at age 9. At age 13 in Israel, he lost his mother too after she succumbed to an illness. He and his siblings grew up in one of the toughest neighborhoods of Holon.

So after all you have been through and still positive and doing good things, well done brother!

Today on Shabbat we heard IDF jets flying over but the air force do not fly on Shabbat unless there is an operation to perform or an immediate threat to take care of. Turns out 3 hostile drones approached the airspace over Israel's economic waters from Lebanon. They were shot down.

Last night Arabs threw stones at vehicles with Jews in them in Huwwara.

American rapper 50 cent is in Israel and having his first performance tonight in Tel Aviv. I'm not into his music but #BDSfail is good enough for me.

A group of proud Israeli Druze IDF combat soldiers holding Israeli and Druze flags while they enjoy their day at Guy Beach by the Kinneret.

I included a clip of the same guys in uniform from a few weeks ago (2nd video)