Tag Archives: IDF

An otherwise positive story from #NYT about Israel’s battle against coronavirus “marred by its opening” which has now been changed online

FORWARD New York Times gets slammed for highlighting fact that Israel Defense Forces kills people by Aiden Pink May 8, 2020 …But some current and former Israeli defense officials pointed out that the article [which has since changed the lede], … Continue reading

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A former Brigadier General of the IDF: “The claim that Israel’s adversaries are deterred is utterly unconvincing”

MIRYAM INSTITUTE Deterrence is only as strong as the force you are willing to use by Shmuel Tzuker February 23, 2020 The question of how one measures the military strength and the deterring power of a country is up for … Continue reading

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“The phones of dozens of Israeli soldiers were hacked through the scam, though the issue was detected early enough to prevent any major information from reaching the terrorist organization”

JNS IDF foils Hamas plot to hack phones of soldiers by posing as attractive women February 18, 2020 The Israeli military thwarted efforts by Hamas to hack the phones of soldiers by posing as young attractive women on social media, … Continue reading

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WATCH: IDF Confuses Syrian Missile System and Returns the Missiles to Sender

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IDF “pursuing active campaign of removing threats as it detects them, relying on intelligence and precision firepower to deal with ongoing Iranian challenges from Syria”

JNS By striking in Syria, Israel sends clear message to Iran that it will not be deterred by Yaakov Lappin November 20, 2019 Israel launched a broad wave of precision airstrikes early on Wednesday morning, hitting dozens of Iranian and … Continue reading

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“The announcement by Rafael of a first delivery of Trophy Active Protection Systems for M1 tanks is a dramatic development, in which the world’s most powerful military selects an Israeli defense system”

JNS US Army chooses Israeli system to protect the lives of tank crews by Yaakov Lappin October 18, 2019 In recent days, Israeli defense corporation Rafael made a dramatic announcement, stating that it delivered on time the first batch of … Continue reading

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Hezbollah cross-border tunnel has infrastructure for electricity, ventilation, communications; subterranean passage to be destroyed by IDF

TIMES OF ISRAEL IDF reveals ‘longest, most significant’ Hezbollah tunnel on northern border by Staff and Judah Ari Gross June 1, 2019 The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday revealed a cross-border Hezbollah attack tunnel that was discovered running into Israeli … Continue reading

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IDF lone soldier Michaela ‘Mika’ Levit was found dead outside her base last week, having left a note to her family describing recent ‘hardships’

TIMES OF ISRAEL Family searching for answers after US-born IDF lone soldier dies by suicide by Judah Ari Gross May 19, 2019 After US-born lone soldier Michaela Levit died by suicide outside her base in central Israel last week, her … Continue reading

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What was Israel’s Transportation Ministry thinking?

JERUSALEM POST U.S. Navy may stop docking in Haifa after Chinese take over port by Michael Wilner December 15, 2018 The US Navy has acknowledged that its longstanding operations in Haifa may change once a Chinese firm takes over the … Continue reading

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“Nachal Haredi, an army unit made up entirely of former yeshiva students, is growing and is a highly trained and successful combat unit”

MOMENT What Will It Take to Get the Haredim to Enlist? by Naomi Ragen November/December 2018 …Ever since the nascent State of Israel agreed in 1948 in return for Orthodox support not to draft 400 yeshiva students—a number that by … Continue reading

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