Posts Tagged: IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot
Head of British Armed Forces Arrives in Israel as Guest of IDF Chief
JNS.org - The head of the British Armed Forces, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, arrived in Israel Thursday for an official visit as the guest...
Lebanese Foreign Minister: We Will Defeat Israel in Any Future War
Lebanon will emerge victorious in any future conflict with Israel, the Cedar Republic’s foreign minister, Gebran Bassil, claimed in an interview published on Friday. Speaking with...
In First-Ever Interview With Saudi Newspaper, IDF Chief Says Israel in ‘Complete Agreement’ With Riyadh About Need to Thwart Iran’s Regional Ambitions in Middle East
Israel and Saudi Arabia share a common interest in thwarting Iran’s regional ambitions, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot said in a first-ever...
IDF Chief: Israel Seeking to Prevent Iran From Becoming North Korea of the Middle East
Israel’s goal is to “prevent Iran from becoming the North Korea” of the Middle East, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot said in...
US Military Leader Dunford Visits Israel for High-Level Security Talks
JNS.org - Ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to Israel, US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford landed in the Jewish state on...
Rivers of Tears for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers
I did not cry upon my third visit to Auschwitz last week. My daughters did, but I didn’t. I can’t quite explain why. Perhaps it...
Top US General Visits Israel; In DC, Lieberman Asks Tillerson to Consider Withdrawing US from UN Human Rights Council
A top US military officer visited Israel this week and got a first-hand look at an Arrow missile defense battery and a Hamas tunnel. General Curtis...
In Wake of Clash With ISIS Along Syrian Border, IDF Spurred to Create Additional Commando Brigade
The clash between IDF troops and ISIS-affiliated fighters along the Syrian border on Sunday, which resulted in the killing of four of the terrorists, reinforced the...
IDF Chief Receives US Legion of Merit Award
JNS.org - Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot, who is on a working visit to Washington, received an unexpected honor on...
A Shocking Mockery of Holocaust Remembrance
The deputy chief of the Israeli army seems to be trying to compete with his boss in the arena of supplying Israel's enemies with political...
Amid Shooting Controversy, IDF Chief Clarifies Rules of Engagement
JNS.org - In light of the ongoing controversy over the shooting of an incapacitated terrorist in Hebron last week, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff...
IDF Chief Orders Soldiers to Take Weapons With Them on Leave
JNS.org - Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eizenkot has ordered all soldiers going on military leave for longer than three days to take...
IDF Forms New Commando Brigade to Counter Islamic State Threats
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday officially inducted its new Commando Brigade, which brings together four elite military units: Maglan, Duvdevan, Egoz and Rimon....
Proposed 2016 Israeli Defense Budget Insufficient, MKs Say
JNS.org - The Knesset’s Joint Committee on the Defense Budget narrowly voted against the proposed 2016 Israeli defense budget Tuesday, saying it was insufficient. The joint...
