An Internet Site Allows People From All Over the World to Send Pizza to Soldiers in the Field -- and the Interest is High

^* A play on words -- the Hebrew word for bombard sounds like pizza.

Picture Caption: Soldiers at the Ofir Checkpoint near Ramallah eating hot pizza.     At left: The Internet Site
(Photo by Dan Blilati)

Yediot Aharonot newspaper, 21st May, 2002
by Amir Rappaport, Military Correspondent.

I.D.F. soldiers out in the field have been suprised in recent days, but the surprise introduces a new trend: without any prior warning a box of pizza suddenly arrives.

Behind the pizza boxes is an internet site that was set up by a group of reserve soldiers. The site, http://PizzaIDF.org, offers supporters of Israel throughout the whole world the opportunity to join the war effort in the territories and send hot pizza to soldiers. All they have to do is press the appropriate button on the site and add their credit card number.

Web surfers can choose one of 4 options: a family pizza pie and bottle of cola to an I.D.F. patrol for $16.95; pizza and drink for a section for $31.95; for a platoon for $89.95; or pizza weekly for a month for $61.95.

The site was set up about a month ago and presented to the general public via advertisements on different sites on the web.

"The results have far exceeded our expectations", said one of the initators of the site, Shimon Aharon (28) from Cochav HaShachar. Shimon himself is currently serving reserve duty in the Tapuach region of the Shomron, and pizzas have even reached him there. According to him, "Within the last month over 4,000 pizzas have been sent, and the orders are still coming in.

The pizzas are sent to the soldiers from pizzerias that are located in areas near to where the soldiers are serving.

The reactions are very positive. "At the end of a patrol, when your dying of starvation, there is nothing better in the whole world than a hot pizza. It's satisfying and it also warms the heart", said one of the soldiers as swallows down his pizza.

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