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.