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As Islamic Groups Replace Traditional Foes, Israel Faces Long-Term Border Instability
Posted on: March 20th, 2013
News → Israel → IDFHERZLIYA, Israel – Three weeks ago, militants in Gaza landed a rocket near the Israeli city of Ashkelon.
2Visa Limits Force Miss Israel to Miss Out on US Event for IDF
Posted on: March 19th, 2013
News → Israel → IDFYityish Aynaw may have a meeting set up with President Barack Obama when he travels to Israel later this week, but getting one with a U.S. embassy employee in Tel Aviv is a more difficult task. Israel’s first beauty queen of Ethiopian Jewish descent was unable to attend a Friends of the Israel Defense Forces [...]
IDF, Religious Students Oppose Supermodel in Pro-Israel Ads
Posted on: March 19th, 2013
News → HaredimIsraeli military officers and religious students are objecting to the selection of supermodel Bar Refaeli as part of an ad campaign to raise Israel’s public image. Brig. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, wrote the Foreign Ministry a critical letter of its choice of Refaeli, pointing out that she did not [...]

Arabs Shoot 71 Year Old Israeli in Highway Drive By
Posted on: March 18th, 2013
News → Israel → IDFThe victim was injured lightly in the leg.
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Israel to Ask Obama to Attack Syria if Hizbullah Gets Missiles
Posted on: March 17th, 2013
News → Israel → IDFIsrael already has bombed at least once a Syrian attempt to ship anti-aircraft missiles to Hizbullah. Israel will use Obama’s visit to ask United States to do the work the next time, or at least back an Israeli strike.
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Special Needs Israelis Realizing their Dreams as IDF Soldiers
Posted on: March 17th, 2013
News → Israel → IDF”Soldiers with special needs voluntarily commit to serve their country for three years, just like their peers.”
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IDF Intelligence Chief: Terror Organizations on the Rise
Posted on: March 15th, 2013
News → Israel → IDFHezbollah are currently training a 50,000-strong militia to fight the rebels in Syria – with hopes to recruit 50,000 more.
2IDF Releases Names of Helicopter Crash Victims
Posted on: March 12th, 2013
News → Israel → IDFThe two reservist pilots who died in the crash of their Cobra helicopter overnight are Maj. Erez Flexer, 31 of Haifa and Lt. Col. Noam Ron, 49, of Oranit, located on the western edge of Samaria. The Air Force is investigating the cause of the crash, which for the time being is assumed to have [...]

Mystery Helicopter Crash Kills Two Reservist Pilots
Posted on: March 12th, 2013
News → Israel → IDFOutgoing Defense Minister Ehud Barak told officers at the Palmachim Air Force he always hopes all personnel return safely from action. Hours later, two helicopter pilots died on their way to the base.

UN: Hamas Violated International Law, Killed BBC Reporter’s Son
Posted on: March 11th, 2013
News → HamasRather than applying consistent and professional standards to fact-finding, the claims of are often the products of instant speculation.
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High Court: Ofra and Adam to Lose Fence Protection
Posted on: March 10th, 2013
News → Israel → IDFSafety and security of the Jewish residents of the Binyamin region has been compromised.
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Naftali Bennett: I’ll Take Care of my Haredi Brothers (Video)
Posted on: March 7th, 2013
News → Haredim"The state of Israel, all of us, are obligated to support the entire nation of Israel."
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Syrian Rebels Kidnap 20 UN Observers from Golan Border (Video)
Posted on: March 6th, 2013
News → Israel → IDFSyrian “Martyrs of Yarmouk” rebels kidnapped 20 UN observers stationed on the Golan Heights. The IDF on high alert and reinforces the fence as civil war reaches the border.
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Palestinian Riots Fizzle, As Do Fears Of A New Intifada
Posted on: March 6th, 2013
News → Israel → IDFJERUSALEM – Palestinians were marching, rocks were flying, tires were burning and prisoners were hunger-striking.

UNICEF: Israel Treatment of Arab Minors in Custody Cruel and Inhuman
Posted on: March 6th, 2013
News → Eye on PalestineThe report alleges that the practice "appears to be widespread, systematic and institutionalized."
5Hamas Manhunt to Execute Israeli Collaborators
Posted on: March 5th, 2013
News → Israel → IDFThe Hamas regime in Gaza has launched an all-out manhunt to round up collaborators with Israel, most of whom usually end up being executed. Hamas interior ministry official Mohammed Lafi said, “We monitor the tools and techniques used by the Israeli occupation to recruit collaborators and we are working to dismantle them,” according to the [...]

Rabbi Auerbach: Army Service Means Eradication of Judaism
Posted on: March 3rd, 2013
News → HaredimRefusing service is "a commandment one must obey even at the cost of their own life."
30Police Say ‘Price Tag’ Attack was Staged by PA
Posted on: February 28th, 2013
News → Eye on PalestineIsrael police announced Thursday that the alleged “price tag” attack in the Arab village of Kusra last week was fabricated and staged by Arabs for propaganda purposes. Police had received a report of six burned cars in the village of Kusra, located in Samaria, and blue Israeli identification card was found on site. The media [...]
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Six Women Are IDF’s ‘Model’ Soldiers
Posted on: February 27th, 2013
News → Israel → IDFIsrael women’s soldiers are known for being tough. They are combat soldiers Air Force pilots, logistic specialists and martial arts experts. And one of them may be Miss Universe.
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