In 1989 he told The Guardian: "I joined because it was an anti-imperialist and anti-colonialist organisation…We didn't fight the Arabs." During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War he fought in the 8th Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces, under the command of Yitzhak Sadeh, and was wounded.
In 1989, he shared with The Guardian that he had joined due to the organization's anti-imperialist and anti-colonialist stance…They didn't engage in combat with the Arabs. He participated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War as part of the 8th Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces, led by Yitzhak Sadeh, and was injured.