Disabled Israeli veteran Amit Hasdai trains on his handbike. (Photo: Meir Carmon)
For the past few days, some 250 cyclists have been pedaling up and down the roads of northern Israel. The ride up Mount Hermon and to the Golan Heights, and circle the Sea of Galilee. They cover 60 kilometers (37 miles) a day, or about 300 kilometers (186 miles) in an intense week of riding, especially when we consider that about 160 of them are disabled veterans with various complex injuries.
The rides are part of a project called Courage in Motion, which has been active for the past 12 years. It was launched by Beit Halochem Canada, Aid to Disabled Veterans of Israel, a branch of the Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization. Every year, a group of 100 Canadian and American Jews visit Israel for a week of tough riding “for our disabled veterans.”
Read the full article by Hanan Greenwood, originally published October 30, 2019, in Israel Hayom.