Tag Archives: IDF
“If ever there was a time when Israel needed its supporters in America to speak up, this moment is it”
JEWISH JOURNAL 16 Questions: “We the People” Demand Transparency on the Iran Nuclear Deal David Suissa March 29, 2022 Up until now, the opposition to President Joe Biden’s efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal, or JCPOA, has revolved around … Continue reading
Israeli officials turning blind eye to program run by group of former IDF soldiers; ‘We’re not only fighting for Ukraine, but for ourselves’
TIMES OF ISRAEL ‘No other option’: Israeli ex-commandos said to secretly train Ukrainian civilians Staff March 25, 2022 A group of Israeli ex-commandos has been training Ukrainian civilians at a secret facility in western Ukraine, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported … Continue reading
Israeli F-15s accompany US B-1b heavy bomber on its way to the Gulf; move comes amid growing threats by Jerusalem and Washington over Iranian nuke program
TIMES OF ISRAEL IDF fighter jets escort American bomber through region, in tacit threat to Iran by Judah Ari Gross October 30, 2021 Israeli F-15 fighter jets escorted an American heavy bomber through the region as it made its way … Continue reading
Four of the six prison fugitives were in jail for life in connection with deadly attacks against Israelis; Israel cancels family visits for Palestinian prisoners, following violent riots that broke out in jails across Israel
TIMES OF ISRAEL Escaped security prisoners said to have dug tunnel from their cell’s shower by Staff September 9, 2021 The six Palestinian security prisoners who escaped Gilboa Prison earlier this week dug a tunnel from the shower basin in … Continue reading
IDF debuted “drone swarms to seek and attack hidden targets” in the May war in Gaza, “the first AI war from Israel’s perspective”
JERUSALEM POST Drone swarms are coming to the Middle East and Israel is leading the way by Seth J. Frantzman July 12, 2021 Israel used drone swarm technology in the recent Gaza war. Much of that technology and how it … Continue reading
Sec’y of State Blinken “personally raised concern with Israel before Thursday’s destruction of family home of Palestinian-American man alleged to have killed Israeli teen in May”
TIMES OF ISRAEL US now to ‘prioritize’ pushing Israel to stop demolishing terrorists’ homes by Jacob Magid July 9, 2021 The State Department will prioritize pushing Israel to end its controversial policy of demolishing the homes of terrorists, a spokesperson … Continue reading
Collapse of Champlain Tower South renders traditional practices for burying Jewish dead impossible to perform
JTA For Jewish burial societies, Surfside disaster presents a grim and complex task by Shira Hanau June 25, 2021 Among Rabbi Mayer Berger’s first thoughts on seeing the 12 stories of the Champlain Tower South pancaked upon themselves: This is … Continue reading
FIDF Emergency Briefing
“Prior to the attack, the IDF warned the civilians who were in the building and gave them sufficient time to evacuate”
JERUSALEM POST Israel slammed for strike on AP, Al Jazeera Gaza offices in attack on Hamas by Zachary Keyser May 15, 2021 Israel came under heavy criticism on Saturday for striking a 12-story tower in Gaza, housing the offices of foreign … Continue reading
“Shortly after midnight on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces appeared to give the impression that a ground offensive was underway, sending Hamas operatives into tunnels and the direct path of a massive wave of Israeli airstrikes”
JNS An IDF ruse turned Hamas’s tunnels into death traps by Yaakov Lappin May 14, 2021 Shortly after midnight, the Israel Defense Spokesperson Unit sent a vague message: “IDF air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip. … Continue reading