Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeI'm ready for a career change. I may be nearly 60 and unable to run far, but if 'meaningful' combat roles mean shooting a Palestinian with his hands raised or smoking with settlers while they harass civilians, I believe I have what it takes to serveJuly 20, 2026I've decided to reinvent myself. A career change. It's very in these days. I'm interested in joining the army of Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir as a career soldier, in "meaningful" combat roles. Despite my advanced age, I shouldn't have any trouble meeting the physical demands of the job.In the NewsIn Two-month First, Oil Tops $100 a Barrel After Houthis Strike TankersKozo Okamoto, Who Killed 24 in 1972 Airport Attack in Israel, Dies at 78U.K.'s Hackney Aims to End Twinship With Israel's Haifa Over 'Ongoing Conflict'Police Chief Vows to Protect Media Outlets After Haaretz, Channel 12 AttackedIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World CupDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop Them'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli Election