Posts Tagged: IDF
Report: Israeli Defense Chief Wants IDF to Buy New Surface-to-Surface Missiles That Would Bolster Jewish State’s Striking Power
Israel’s defense chief has ordered the IDF to look into purchasing hundreds of new surface-to-surface missiles that would bolster the Jewish state's striking power, the...
IDF Reservist Officer Calls on Netanyahu to Dispatch Israeli Soldiers to End the Bloodshed in Aleppo: ‘We’re Prepared to Kill and Be Killed, to Stop the Massacre’
An IDF reservist officer published an impassioned Facebook post on Thursday calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dispatch a detachment of Israeli soldiers to...
Israel Disrupts Palestinian Islamic Jihad Terror Plot
Israeli security forces led by the Shin Bet have uncovered a recruitment drive by Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives located in Pakistan, the Investigative Project on...
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 Soldiers Taught to Combat West Bank Terrorism With High-Tech Simulator of Actual Attacks
IDF combat soldiers who are and will be stationed in the West Bank have been training over the past few months on a simulator that...
IDF Veterans Group Vows to Target Foreign-Funded Israeli NGOs ‘Working to Undermine the Jewish State Under Guise of Human Rights’
The head of a pro-Israel advocacy group made up of Israel Defense Forces veterans vowed to expose Israeli NGOs that “fuel the system of hate” against the Jewish...
Sporadic Attacks Reveal Fragility of Israel-PA Security Cooperation
A spate of terrorist attacks involving Palestinian Authority (PA) security personnel attacking Israelis is placing a strain on the discreet security cooperation between the Israel Defense...
Soon-to-Be-Released Document Instructs Israeli Soldiers in ‘Ethics’ of Engagement With Palestinians, Humane Behavior Under Volatile Circumstances
A new document that aims to prepare IDF soldiers for ethical dilemmas they are likely to encounter while serving in the West Bank is in...
Report: First-of-Its-Kind Drill Held to Mentally Prepare Elite IDF Soldiers for Horrors of War
A first-of-its-kind drill was held last week at an IDF base in southern Israel to mentally prepare a group of elite special forces soldiers for...
In Awe of My Warrior Son
Our son Mendy was a summa cum laude undergraduate at New York University when he abruptly informed us that he was suspending his degree to join...
Outcry Erupts in IDF Over New Video Instructing Soldiers to Use Krav Maga, Not Guns, to Neutralize Female Terrorists
An outcry erupted in the Israeli defense establishment this weekend, following reports in the press about a new video instructing soldiers serving in the West Bank...
‘When Possible, Don’t Shoot Female Palestinian Terrorists; Neutralize Them With Krav Maga,’ New IDF Tutorial Instructs Soldiers Stationed in West Bank
An official IDF tutorial video instructing soldiers to avoid shooting female terrorists whenever possible is being distributed to the rank and file of the Israeli...
3 Israeli Soldiers Wounded — 1 Seriously — in Shooting Attack Near Jerusalem; Terrorist Killed Was Member of Palestinian Security Forces
Three Israeli soldiers were wounded -- one of them seriously -- on Monday when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire at a checkpoint north of Jerusalem. The...
Violent Incitement, Not Grievance, Drives Knife-Wielding Palestinian Children
On Wednesday, Israeli security forces disrupted a plot involving two 8-year-old, knife-wielding Palestinian children who wanted to carry out a stabbing attack against Israelis. The children "admitted to have...
