Posts Tagged: IDF Israel
Study: IDF is Israeli Public’s Most Trusted Institution
JNS.org - The 2014 Israeli Democracy Index study, which was published Sunday and submitted to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, showed that the Israel Defense Forces...
IDF’s Emergency Readiness in Jeopardy, State Comptroller’s Report Says
JNS.org - Israeli State Comptroller Yosef Shapira warned Monday that the Israel Defense Forces' emergency readiness—especially pertaining to the reserves, wartime supplies, and equipment...
Supporting Israel’s Soldiers, One Challah at a Time
I am not a soldier. I am not even a citizen of Israel. Yet Israel is the only place on earth where, whenever war breaks...
Four Israeli Soldiers Jailed for Asking to ‘Annihilate Terrorists’
Ynet - Four IDF soldiers from a haredi unit in the Kfir Brigade were sentenced to 10 days in jail Thursday morning, after posting images...
Israeli Defense Officials Unfazed By Palestinian Unity Pact
Despite the fanfare surrounding the unity agreement between Fatah in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza, Israel's defense establishment remains unmoved, and Israeli security officials...
IDF Paramedic Describes Experience on Syrian Border (VIDEO)
JNS.org - What is it like to witness firsthand the devastating effects one of the most deadly conflicts in the world? In the video below,...
Netanyahu: Only the IDF is Preventing Past Slaughter of Jews From Happening Again
Ynet - The IDF and Israel's security forces are the only thing that prevents the past slaughter of the Jewish people from repeating itself in...
Report: Ultra-Orthodox Israelis Quietly Joining Israel Defense Force Ranks
AP - Moshe Prigan starts his day off just like many other men in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak with his morning prayer. It's...
Yom HaZikaron: What it Means to Lose a Soldier
JNS.org - Some 22,000 Israeli soldiers have died since the establishment of the Jewish state, including 40 soldiers between March 2013 and March 2014,...
The Top 10 Guardians of the Jewish People
With the Passover holiday behind us, and Jews having celebrated our symbolic freedom, I wanted to present a special list of the Top 10 Guardians...
Israeli Film Wins Top Honors at Tribeca Film Festival
Times of Israel - The Israeli film Zero Motivation on Thursday took home top accolades in the form of the Best Narrative Feature prize at...
Draft-Evading Israeli Teens Face Jail Time
The Telegraph - To some, they are heroes ready to trade their personal liberty for the sake of high principle. To others, they are spoiled...
Friends of the IDF Raises $20 Million at New York Gala
JNS.org - Friends of the Israel Defense Forces raised $20 million on Tuesday at its annual national gala, held in New York's iconic Waldorf...
IDF Slams Australian Report Suggesting Palestinian Children Were Tortured
My colleague Tamar Sternthal published a superb response at CAMERA refuting wild allegations in a February 10 Australia Broadcasting Corporation "Four Corners" report concerning the alleged torture...
