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New Rochelle High grad joins Israeli army as war looms

Originally published: November 18, 2012 5:27 PM
Updated: November 18, 2012 5:41 PM
By MEGHAN E. MURPHY  meghan.murphy@cablevision.com

Joshua Warhit, 22, of New Rochelle, begins the

Photo credit: Handout | Joshua Warhit, 22, of New Rochelle, begins the basic training with the Israeli Army on Wednesday. Warhit has been living on a Kibbutz in Israel for about three months.

After graduating from college last spring, Josh Warhit decided not to return to the tree-lined boulevards of New Rochelle. On Wednesday, the 2008 New Rochelle High School graduate will begin basic training for an infantry brigade in the Israeli army, just as a ground war with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip looms large.

On Sunday, Israel officials announced that they were intensifying efforts...

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