Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Hecht is originally from Newton Mearns
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  Oct 9, 2023  
     
 
Jane Bradley
 
Jane Bradley
World Editor

 

Good afternoon Voornaam,

 

A Scot who moved to Israel from a Glasgow suburb 40 years ago is the international face of Israel's military as fighting continues following a major assault from Gaza at the weekend.

 

 

Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Hecht is the Israel Defence Forces’ (IDF) international spokesman, having relocated to Israel from Newton Mearns in the 1980s with his family.

 

 

 
     
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