Syria-Lebanon Threat Sparks Surprise Army Reserve Call-Up Drill

Posted on: April 30th, 2013

Obama gets ready to strike Assad. Hezbollah drags Lebanon into the war. And guess who is the most likely victim? Israel. That’s why the IDF called up 2,000 reservists for a surprise drill in the north.

IDF Targets Terrorist Responsible for Eilat Rocket Fire

Posted on: April 30th, 2013

A direct hit was confirmed by the IAF.

What’s Best for the Jews: Agencies Split Over Assad Vs. Rebels Options

Posted on: April 29th, 2013

So far, everyone agrees that the ongoing civil war has been a bonanza for Israeli security concerns.

IDF to Phase Out Use of White Phosphorus

Posted on: April 29th, 2013

The IDF said it will stop using shells containing white phosphorus, although the military’s controlled use of them is legal. Phosphorus generally is used to set up smokescreens to hide troop movement and was used in the Operation Cast Lead campaign in the winter of 2008-2009. The material can cause serious burns, but Hamas claimed [...]

Rock-Throwing Terrorists Return to Route 443

Posted on: April 29th, 2013

Palestinian Authority Arabs Monday morning hurled rocks at motorists on Route 443, which connects Modi’in with Jerusalem, despite two checkpoints on the highway that also serves as alternate route to Highway 1 to Jerusalem. No injuries were reported. The Supreme Court three years ago ordered that the government open the road to Palestinian Authority drivers, [...]

US Likes New Israel Radar That Detects Mortar Fire

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

Rada, an Israeli company, is gearing up for production of its new tactical radar that the U.S. Army and the IDF may use to pinpoint the source of mortar fire and rocket fire. Rada has successfully tested its Multi-mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR), the independent Israel Defense website reported. The U.S. Army asked Rada to carry [...]

Hamas and IDF Box it Out in Rocket ‘Game’ of Negev Roulette

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

The government and Hamas act like two lightweight boxers. A jab here, and fake there – until a “lucky” punchy Hamas gives the IDF an excuse to deliver a 1-2, but not a knockout.

Hamas Pushing Erdogan to Reignite Strife with Israel over Gaza Harbor

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

Arab and Islamic parties promised to upgrade the Gaza harbor which is now under an Israeli blockade.

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Netanyahu’s Helicopter Was Ordered to Land after Drone Spotted

Posted on: April 25th, 2013

When a presumed enemy drone is spotted on the way to enter your air space, and your Prime Minister is flying nearby, you don’t take any chances. Netanyahu’s tour in the north was halted in mid-air.

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Israeli Air Force Shoots Down Hezbollah Drone

Posted on: April 25th, 2013

Hizbullah is playing games again – war games. It is dragging Lebanon into the Syrian war by fighting rebels. Today, the Air Force downed a drone flying towards Israel, presumably sent by Hizbullah.

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Supreme Islamic Council Approves Artificial Insemination for Arab Prisoners

Posted on: April 25th, 2013

The council set more than a dozen conditions to make the process religiously acceptable.

Palestinian Authority Rock Throwers Hit Soldier in the Head

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

An IDF soldiers was wounded in the head by a rock-throwing Palestinian Authority terrorists Wednesday afternoon and is being treated in an Israeli hospital for light to moderate wounds. Arabs attacks soldiers in the Tulkarem area, approximately less than 10 miles east of Netanya.

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Deputy Minister Calls Haredim ‘Parasites’ on Radio

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

If Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid has any hopes of gaining one or even two Haredim as his fans, his deputy Finance Minister blew it “on air” when he called Haredim “parasites” on a Haredi radio program.

Two Life Terms Plus 58 Years for Arab Who Killed Two with a Rock

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

A Palestinian Authority rock-throwing terrorist was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences and another 58-year sentence for the murders of an Israeli man and his infant son ear Kiryat Arba two years ago. Waal al-Araja, whose wages as a PA security officer are partly paid for by American and European Union aid, was sentenced Tuesday [...]

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Israeli Firm to Build Wings for F-35 Stealth Jet

Posted on: April 23rd, 2013

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won a 10-15 year contract potentially worth $2.5 billion to build the wings for the F-35 stealth bomber, which is due to arrive in Israel in 2016. IAI and Lockheed Martin have begun setting up the production line for the F-35′s wings at an Israeli facility, the Israeli business website [...]

PA Arab Caught Spying on Jewish Community South of Hevron

Posted on: April 23rd, 2013

The IDF arrested on Monday a Palestinian Authority Arab from a family affiliated with Hamas after he was spotted taking pictures of a Jewish community located between Hevron and Arad, the Jewish Press has learned. Sources said that the Arab is part of a clan that lives next door to the community of Beit Yatir, [...]

Former Military Intelligence Chief: ‘Iran Has Crossed the Red Line’

Posted on: April 23rd, 2013

But the head of the research division at Military Intelligence does not believe an all out war is imminent.

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Report: Jordan Opens Skies to Israeli Drones to Attack Syria

Posted on: April 22nd, 2013

Jordan is jittery as Syrian chaos and bloodshed goes from worst to worst. Abdullah had no choice but to ditch hopes for Assad and let Israel use its air space to attack Syria with drones, if need be.

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African Immigrant Knocks Kippa Off Head of MK Stern

Posted on: April 22nd, 2013

Police have arrested an African immigrant who charged at Knesset Member Elazar Stern in Tel Aviv Sunday night, hit him, knocked his kippa off his head and then stepped on the kippa several times. MK Stern is a product of a national religious yeshiva, former head of the IDF Manpower Department and now presents Tzipi [...]

American Friends of IDF Open up New Home for Lone Soldiers

Posted on: April 22nd, 2013

A new home for Lone Soldiers in Israel was opened in Ramat Gan with a special ceremony marking the conclusion of the $5 million project launched by Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, headed by Elias and Lila Kalimian and family of Great Neck, N.Y. Thousands of young men and women from around the world [...]