Each group is led by currently serving IDF commanders who themselves lost a loved one as children and once participated in the Legacy Program.

Friends of the IDF campaign, 'Live the Miracle,' is a strong statement against antisemitism.

'There is no doubt that my sisters had an influence on my decision, but it is also probably part of the DNA our parents instilled in us,' said Y., the family's youngest sister to join the IDF.

Lt. O., whose father had been a fighter-jet navigator in the IAF, enlisted in the IDF with no immediate family in Israel.

The majority of the new arrivals hailed from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois and California.

This is a very touching video showing an emotional reunion between a Holocaust survivor in Israel and a US veteran who had rescued him decades earlier.

A planeload of 232 new Israeli citizens from North America, including 59 lone soldiers, arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday morning.

Several celebrities participated in the Friends of the IDF 2014 gala in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, showing support for Israel and raising $33 million.

Hundreds gathered in Marietta, Georgia, this month to show solidarity with Israel in its war with Hamas in Gaza.