OPINION POLITICS 22 JULY 2014 Fighting jihad for Israel Foreign fighters drawn from Europe and the US contribute to Israel's military occupation of the Palestinian territories. Around 5,000 Jews carry the title "Lone Soldier" given to volunteers from abroad, writes Hanine Hassan [EPA] By Hanine Hassan @Hanine09 Hanine Hassan is a PhD candidate at Columbia University. Her research focuses on the long- term effects of humiliation as a tool of oppression by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.