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When I was 5 years old, my mom picked me up from kindergarten and brought me back to our house in North Tel Aviv.
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August 27, 2015

When I was 5 years old,  my mom picked me up from kindergarten and brought me back to our house in North Tel Aviv.

I asked her a question that seemed so normal: “Mom, at what age do people go to the military?”

“At the age of 18,” she answered.

“And what will I need to do there?” I asked.

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