Ariel Meshi Zahav, the son of Yehuda Meshi Zahav, the Chareidi man who founded the Zaka organization, was recently drafted into the IDF. It’s reported that he was placed in the Golani Brigade.

Many in the Chareidi community were shocked by this development, and some within the community have come out and stated that Ariel Meshi Zahav is not Chareidi.

Photographers will join the combat fighters in the Golani Brigade for a full eight month course.  The purpose is to prepare them to document major operational events and improve the IDF’s challenge with public relations.  Captain Micah Ohana explained anyone can have a camera and distort an image that then becomes shown to the public.  Therefore, this change comes from the need for documentation from the battlefield that is authentic and can be delivered quickly.