What a very brave and decent man mr. Abu Varia is . More power to him .

...so that Jews and Arabs know how to live together as adults.

You are the stepping stone in showing that the arab population can progress and assimilate further into israeli society.

A fine young man, and a very courageous one.

this is a standup guy with respect and a sense of honor... be he a muslim, jew, druze, chrsistian etc, he will go far

No matter what background you are from , his story is an inspiration on many levels. I wish him all the best in life and good health...

May God bless you and your family...........

Jung Israeli Arabs should take example from him. Way to go to become free and responsible citizens of Israel.

We in Faroe Island will also salute you and all others when we all together will be in the weading of the lamb Messiah himself when he come back to find his flock Bless all and a big SHALOM

Go Hisham!

Good for him, he is a self-hating Arab. He should be done with it and convert to Judaism.

Why allow this Arab into the IDF? He should not be trusted to defend our Jewish State. He should never have been allowed to become an officer.

Wow this is a reat gentilman we need more of them , Touching store ,Kol Hakavod , true humen being , My God watch over on him .. I Salute you,,, God bless you keep you safe

that's the most important and may he go on to future success and make all of us proud.

he is hope for a bright future. What an amazing guy.

haredi draft-dodgers.

How inspirational to read that such people actually do exist in a region where everyone seems so divided along ethnic or religious lines. Abu Varia is an example for all people in the Middle East, and not just in Israel, of how to to coexist peacefully. `You must give back to the country you live off` Fantastic attitude!

Where did you serve? I thought so! You didn't serve in the IDF at all! Anyone who has ever served in a combat unit has served with muslims and Druze. I served 2 years in Lebanon with Bedouin and Druze and they were great fighters. Your post shows what you are! This man is ironically more of an Israeli than you will ever be!

Your comment is a disgrace, but perhaps that's what you intended. I suspect you are not who you pretend to be. If you were, you would be proud of this brave man who has elected at considerable personal cost to honor and defend his country ... even people like you, "Moshe."

That's up to the Arabs. As he stated there is nothing on our side stopping their integration. Nor does he face any sort of discrimination on our part. All of the hatred is by fellow Arabs. Tell you something about our culture? Bet not you are too racist to understand. Personally I wouldn't mind having all Israelis drafted. And another 1,000 like him would be a really great thing.

he is a magnus hundt humanist....i am proud of him. I think we should send him to germany to study there or the US

Many befor him, finished their military service just to go back to being a second class citizen. (druze as well). Government should promote those brave soldiers, start a program showing Israeli-Arab, if you serve you do get equal right and the government will fight for you...

Salma is a new Moshe from Kiryat Arba. Shame and disgrace for your arrogance and provocative inhuman post. Thank you, Hisham. It is very difficult to stay alone. Let your wishes about your future will come true.

I think you are a special person and deserve a great deal of respect from every Israeli.

I salute him, and pray for his success and health.

Joseph, he is not self-hating. He simply has a view for why Arabs do not integrate, and he has choosen to be an example and do something different. He is not really political, like all the true self-haters out there who decry every fly on the wall, taking heat off their own self-hatred and putting it on others. This guy is honorable, and deserves our respect. Moshe, why not allow him to serve? Can we trust all Jews for our safety? Tons would sell us in a minute. Do you forget our Nubian allys? Congradulate this man, and apologize for your generalized comments.

Moshe - he is an Israeli, just like you. And instead of living off his homeland or working against his homeland he chose to serve his homeland. Best of the best to him, and Hashem keep him safe.