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Tag Archives: IDF
Shine your shoes! Netanyahu’s youngest son begins army service
JERUSALEM POST by Staff December 1, 2014 ….Avner Netanyahu, the youngest son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, began his three-year mandatory army service on Monday, enlisting in the IDF’s Combat Intelligence Collection Corps. Like every soldier on the first day of … Continue reading
Israel’s next army chief ‘would only strike Iran as last resort’
TIMES OF ISRAEL by Staff November 28, 2014 Maj. Gen. Gadi Eizenko, named Friday night as the next IDF chief of the General Staff, firmly opposes Israeli military intervention to thwart Iran’s nuclear program unless Iran poses an immediate existential … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East
Tagged IDF, IDF Chief of the General Staff, Iran, Maj. Gen. Gadi Eizenko
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IDF Officer Eloquently Defends Israel’s Gaza War
TRUTH REVOLT by Molly Wharton November 12, 2014 Israel Defense Forces lieutenant colonel Dr. Eran Shamir-Borer spoke at Harvard Law School on Tuesday about the legal and operational challenges facing Israel as it confronts Hamas. “How do you face these … Continue reading
Two Israelis killed in attacks amid sustained Palestinian incitement
THE ISRAEL PROJECT November 10, 2014 At least two Israelis – a young woman and an IDF soldier – were killed and two others injured in separate terror attacks on Monday, refocusing attention on recent calls for violence that have … Continue reading
US sent ‘lessons learned’ team to model Israel tactics in Gaza operation
JERUSALEM POST by Michael Wilner November 7, 2014 Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says US military learning from Israel’s “extraordinary lengths to limit collateral damage and civilian casualties.” The United States sent a team of senior officers to … Continue reading
IDF Ranked as Most Powerful Military in the Middle East
UNITED WITH ISRAEL October 28, 2014 Jane’s Information Group, a British publishing company specializing in military, aerospace and transportation topics, published its yearly rankings of the world militaries, and the results regarding the Middle East are not surprising. The Israel … Continue reading
Should NYT’s David Brooks Disclose His Son’s Israeli Military Service?
NEW YORK TIMES by Margaret Sullivan October 5, 2014 Columnists play by different rules than news reporters. By definition, they express their opinions. Columnists also, appropriately, get a lot of leeway in what they write and how they write it. … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged David Brooks, Haaretz, IDF, Israel Defense Forces, New York Times
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Fight Not the Last War
BEGIN-SADAT CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES by Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaacov Amidror October 20, 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Operation Protective Edge in Gaza against Hamas was, in many ways, an exceptional operation that will probably not repeat itself elsewhere. The IDF fought … Continue reading
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Tagged IDF, Israel Defense Forces, Operation Protective Edge
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