Zahal; A Love Story

'What you were in the army?' is the most common reaction on hearing that this somewhat puny,less than athletic Johnny Wallman served in the Israeli army. Johnny Wallman left behind the relative comfort of his English life for a life in Israel and the Israeli army. Zahal : A Love Story is the story of a love affair with a country and its people. A love affair of beauty yet pain, where hope turned to disappointment. Thirty years on, finally, many of the scars have faded leaving memories of true friendships, inspiration and a beautiful country. This is an honest and intimate account of a time in Israel, a country of crazy paradoxes, ironies and contradictions, a country genuinely seeking peace with its neighbours and itself. Profits from this novel will be given to the 'Lone Soldier Centre' helping soldiers without families in Israel.