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Bird eye view of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Edmond J. Safra Campus in Givat Ram in March, 2013.

This week the IDF and Defense Ministry kicked off a new plan to pay two-thirds of a veteran’s tuition at college or university after he or she completes military service.

The new project is called “From Uniform to Studies” and is geared for now to soldiers in combat units from special backgrounds, specifically those who are new immigrants, lone soldiers and those from minority populations.

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The IDF plans to eventually expand the program to include veterans from non-combat units as well.

The program is modeled after the U.S. ‘G-I Bill” that offered benefits to millions of American soldiers after World War II.


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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.