(Wall Street Journal) Joshua Mitnick - Thousands of Israeli army reservists streamed Sunday to bases around Gaza, ready to invade by land if cease-fire talks fail. At a time of war, Israel's combat reservists serve as the military's backbone and can be asked to leave their families and careers on little notice. "I do this out of love,'' said Orel, 24, a combat engineer. "I have a lot of friends in southern Israel, and it's not fair they have to hear air raid sirens all the time."
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