Accidental Soldier: A Memoir of Service and Sacrifice in the Israel Defense Forces

* The IDF currently has 4,000 non-Israeli born troops, 1,000 of whom are from America.

* According to the US Department of Education, there are 21 million college students in the US today, many of whom have trouble finding a sense of belonging on campus.

* The year 2013 saw a record-breaking number tourists from the United States to Israel-about 623,000 Americans, making up 18% of Israel’s incoming tourism (a 1% increase from 2012).