Tag: military

Chief of the Defense Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces General Thomas J. Lawson arrived in Israel today for his first visit to the...

It is unconscionable of Obama to handle the sequestration threat the way he has - crippling our ability to readily strike Iran.

When will American politicians and military leaders eventually realize that training foreign soldiers does not allies make them?

How can anyone talk about the two-state solution when thousands of Palestinian children are being trained to use weapons and explosives to replace Israel with an Islamic state?

Our military has to become less American and more European, less imperial and more multilateral.

Earlier this month, a man in uniform you probably never heard of signed a military order which conferred formal recognition upon Rehalim as the 32nd Jewish community in Samaria.

What is the Obama Administration doing in the face of the imminent collapse of the largest and historically most important and powerful state in the Arab world, now ruled by an anti-Western and anti-Semitic radical Islamic regime?

My son-in-law needs to believe that there will be no need for soldiers in another 18 or so years. Deep down, I want to believe that too.

What happens, then, if the regime doesn’t give in and the army doesn’t stop the demonstrations?

According to Freeman, the rabbis and settlers are to blame for Israel's belligerent military actions.

The US Senate approved a massive $631 billion defense bill authorizing new funds for weapons, air and sea craft, and pay raises for military officials.

Egypt seems today like a rickety cart that strong, immense horses are pulling in different directions.

Israeli law already applies in Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria.

A group of Nobel peace prize-winners, artists and activists are calling for a military boycott of Israel following the recent attempt by the Jewish state to protect its citizens in the south from rocket barrages from Gaza.

India’s army may opt to conduct a $1 billion military defense contract with Israel rather than the United States, showcasing the increasingly strong competition between the two countries in providing defensive solutions throughout the world.

Originally published at Rubin Reports. What’s been happening in Egypt this week is as important as the revolution that overthrew the old regime almost two...

The feelings vary, but all agree that it’s a question of time before they will be called up again to defend Israel against the Gazan terrorists.

Linguistics for the next round of fighting.

IDF reports claim that Israel’s military inflicted serious damage on Hamas during the eight days of Operation Amud Anan – Pillar of Defense.

The fact that the casualty toll from the first days of the Gaza fighting was three Israelis and 30 Arabs “underscores what critics of Israeli policy called Israel’s disproportionate use of military force,” The New York Times reported on Nov. 17.

Last Wednesday evening, Miri and Daniel were savoring their last few hours together for the week because, as Ashkenazi Jews, they would not see each other during the week preceding their wedding. Shortly before they were to say good-bye, Daniel's phone rang. He answered it, and learned he was being called up for military service.

If Israel will enter the Gaza Strip with ground troops, the military wing of Hamas will start kidnapping Israeli soldiers.

Once upon a time it was the objective of the military to win wars. Now the objective of the military is to avoid incidents.

Overnight, the IDF targeted approximately 150 medium range rocket launching sites as well as ammunition storage facilities across the Gaza Strip, causing severe damage...

Neither side takes U.S. policy very seriously.

Though IDF Spokesman Yoav Mordechai says the call-up is limited and primarily focused on Home Front Command units, Israel’s military has begun calling up army reservists across the country, in preparation for a possible ground incursion into Gaza as part of Operation “Amud Anan” – Pillar of Defense.

Lachish Region Police Chief, Commander Alon Levavi, was at the scene in Kiryat Malachi and was adamant in his statement: "If the public had...

IDF announces that not only did they destroy most of the long-range Fajr missiles, but also Hamas's unmanned military drone program. (GLZ 23:41) Hamas...

A Twitter account which alleges itself to be the "The official web site of Al Qassam Brigades in Palestine" is simul-tweeting its military responses to Israel's Operation Pillar of Defense ("Amud Anan") for its almost 4,000 followers.

Israel just eliminated one of the top five military generals in Hamas, Ra'ad Ater. The IDF also announced the beginning of Operation "Amud Anan" (Pillar...