Ben Bracha and Aryeh. He was born on 14.11.1981 in Haifa. Brother to Zohar and Asher-Yair (Assi). When he was seven years old, the family moved from Haifa to Kiryat Tivon, where he began his studies at the “Narkissim” elementary school, and continued to Ort Greenberg High School. Idan was a modest, introverted and shy child, very attached to the home and family, and a good and loyal friend who loved to help. At the age of seven, he began to study in the karate class, and persisted for the next twelve years. His coach, Ohad Rashba Halevy, became an admired guide and an older brother, and thanks to his karate training, the self-confidence of an age grew immeasurably, and a thin child became a strong boy in his body and character, At the age of seventeen, he was ordained for a black belt and at the age of seventeen he was ordained for the rank of Dan 2. Idan was educated on the values of tolerance, love of the land, giving to others and a commitment to contribute to the state. Idan volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade and was not happy with him when he received a positive answer: Idan enlisted on July 19, 2000 and was placed in a garment D 202 of the Paratroopers Brigade, began a grueling training course. Several Lt. Col. Mickey Edelstein, the battalion commander: “era army reached adulthood when he had a personal and a strong desire to contribute and perform his duties as a warrior for the best. All this, as a way of life and with the caring and commitment he feels towards Israeli society. Idan gave himself a lot of training as a fighter, so he showed discretion and independence of thought. “In October 2000, the second intifada broke out – the” tidal wave “as the IDF called it – and the fighting began in the territories. Idan and his friends were full of physical difficulties and dangers but felt that he was in the right place. His mother, Bracha, relates: “Idan was a child who was very attached to the family, especially to me, and he would make sure to call me every Friday at seven in the evening, to wish Shabbat Shalom and find out what I had cooked and remind me of how much he loved me.” “You were a good player, like all of us,” said Noam Dahan, the company medic: “The period of service in Nablus was difficult, and you did not show a sign of what was going on in your heart. I could not ask for a better example of the person I wish every day to be. ” On February 15, 2002, Idan’s best friend, First Sergeant Lee Akunis, was killed by a Palestinian sniper bullet at the Surda checkpoint in Ramallah. Lee’s death had a severe impact on Idan. A year later, the space shuttle Columbia crashed when it returned to Earth. In the crash, Ilan Ramon was killed. Idan told his mother: “Look, even in the sky they do not want us.” A few days later, on the memorial day for his good friend Lee, Idan’s life was over. First Sergeant Idan Suzin fell in Nablus on the night of Wednesday, February 6, 2003. That night, under the cover of darkness, they reached the “discotheque” post in which the 202st company of the 202nd Battalion was holding two armed terrorists under cover of darkness and thick vegetation The soldiers opened fire at the building and Idan was severely wounded in the chest and died shortly afterwards, when the soldiers responded quickly and killed the terrorists, who was also killed by the platoon commander, Lieutenant Amir Ben-Aryeh. The military commander of the cemetery in Kiryat Tivon left his parents, brother and sister, and his family eulogized him: “… apparently when your name Idan ended prematurely, For us, as a dream. “At the memorial ceremony held in February 2007, the eulogy of Jonathan Tichon, his good friend, was read:” … I am yoSit here, on the Indian Ocean coast, and I really want you to be here by me, to jump back on the waves and be pleased … but you’re not … and I miss you so much … but if it’s up to me, I’ll take you all the way to the ends of the earth, You will always stay Suzin, the dolphin who jumps on the waves, happy to the roof, giving himself to the caressing water and the sun, the guy with the most charming smile, the most captivating laugh … That’s how I like to remember you, And live you every time. For me you have always been the essence of happiness and kindness and remain so … “Idan’s family planted three cypress trees in the garden of the house in memory of Idan, Lee Akunis and Amir Ben Aryeh.
