Posts Tagged: IDF blog
Muslim IDF Recruits Hold Koran for Allegiance Oath
Religion can often take a backseat in Israel when it comes to security, as brothers Muhammad and Milad Atrash, two Muslim member's of the Israel...
Why Does Independence Day Immediately Follow Memorial Day in Israel?
It's been a busy week for Israel. First there was Holocaust Remembrance Day last Monday, then today is the country's Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers...
IDF General Meets Woman His Mother Saved During the Holocaust (VIDEO)
Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz visited with Bergen-Belsen survivor Esther Friedman Sunday as part of the project "Flower for a Survivor," where IDF soldiers and officers...
Fake Photo of Handcuffed Palestinian Convict Caught online
A photo allegedly of recently deceased Palestinian convict Maysara Abu Hamdiya was flagged by the IDF this week. The IDF blog writes: "Hamdiya suffered from cancer, and...
A 21st Century Exodus: IDF Spokeswoman Was Raised in Egypt, Taught to Hate Jews
Dina Ovadia is 22, and like many Israelis her age is serving in the IDF, in her case in the Spokesperson's Unit. Yet as little...
Israel’s New Gaza Security Strategy: Trees
A tree-planting ceremony was held Thursday near the Israeli village of Netiv HaAsarah, on the Gaza perimeter, as part of a newly revived defensive forestation...
Senior Hamas Commander: We Labor “Day and Night” Educating Children to Become Suicide Bombers (VIDEO)
On December 18, 2012, senior Hamas commander Zaher Jabarin gave an interview to Hamas' Al-Quds TV, during which he said Hamas labors "day...
IDF Lists 2012 Terror Incidents, Including Many “You’ve Probably Never Heard About”
The IDF summarized the terrorism incidents in 2012 on its blog Tuesday. The list was not short. Writes the blog: "In 2012 Israel suffered terror attacks...
