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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn’t Hamas still holding American citizens hostage in Gaza?[/quote]

No. The last American, Edan Alexander, was released two months ago. Alexander is a dual citizen who is from New Jersey who went to Israel after highschool, joined the IDF, and was on active duty at an Israeli military base on Oct. 7.[/quote]
So he fought in the Israeli military, but not the US military. Israel first.[/quote]

Yes, so?[/quote]

DP.

So he's a shitty American? I genuinely don't understand how someone can have citizenship, but also serve in a foreign military.
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It' snot uncommon.  Many countries have mandatory conscription for their citizens, if you have their passport, you serve.  Others can volunteer.  So what?  [/quote]

Under some circumstances, you could lose your US citizenship by serving in a foreign army. If the US, for example, puts Israel on the naughty list, serving in the IDF could be deemed treasonous. Ditto if you served in the Hamas “army” which doesn’t officially exist. They can deny it exists because they don’t wear uniforms. [/quote]

Serving in the IDF is fine for dual citizens, as is serving in the Swiss, South Korean, Austrian Danish, Swedish, and other militaries, whose countries obligate their citizens, dual and otherwise, to serve.  Serving in the militaries of nations hostile to the U.S. might indeed be another story, but it's not an issue for service with friendly nations like Israel, Switzerland, etc.  [/quote]
I don’t know anyone doing this though other than Israel. Do you? Do you know any Americans fighting for a foreign country other than Israel? Have you ever known anyone to do this?[/quote]

Ever hear of Ukraine? [/quote]

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