Posts Tagged: Israel Rockets
The View From an Israeli Bomb Shelter: 60 Seconds to Survival
In the 1970s, I arrived in Israel as an exchange student from Berkeley. The country was still reeling from the Yom Kippur War -- having narrowly...
Current War Exposes a Shocking Reality: Israel Does Not Have True Air Superiority
Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, experienced the London Blitz in World War II. Though he was not a military man, he well understood the...
More Gaza Civilians Killed by PIJ Rockets Than by Military Strikes: Israeli Army
Israel’s military spokesperson told reporters on Monday that more civilians in the Gaza Strip were killed by failed rocket launches by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)...
How You Can Help Israel Fight the Rockets
I’m tired of making the same arguments. I’m tired of asking what country would endure 160 rockets in one day, let alone hundreds in a...
Gaza Conflagration Highlights the Differences Between Hamas and Islamic Jihad
The latest conflagration between Israel and Gaza, which erupted within hours of the killing of Islamic Jihad senior commander Baha Abu al-Ata, underscores the crucial...
The West Bank and the Lessons of the Gaza Conflagration
The latest Gaza conflagration was all but predictable. Though lacking advanced weapons systems such as fighter aircraft, tanks, and artillery, Hamas and Islamic Jihad have...
More Accurate Rocket Attacks on Israel Could Lead to a Full-Scale War
The latest rocket attacks on Israel -- approximately 200 so far -- are being well-handled by the Iron Dome air defense system and by the...
Self-Defense for Everyone — Except Israel
JNS.org - When Israeli forces launched a surprise attack against a senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Gaza, four likely reactions were expected...
How Will Hamas Respond?
JNS.org - Israel landed a double blow on Tuesday against Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Iran’s proxy in the Gaza Strip, through simultaneous air operations on...
Israel and the War of Deterrence
JNS.org - I’ve never liked the word “deterrence.” It sounds so dry and lifeless compared to the dramatic idea it signifies, which is “I’m scared...
Cracks in the (Iron) Dome?
Israel and Hamas have denied reports that they have reached an agreement on a six-month ceasefire. Irrespective of any credence one wishes to ascribe to...
Watchdog: Human Rights NGOs Are Silent on Hamas’ Rocket Terrorism
Major human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have failed to condemn the barrage of rockets and mortars fired indiscriminately into Israel by Hamas, a survey published...
With Iran Tensions High, False Rocket Alarm in Israel’s Golan Heights Activates Iron Dome
Rocket warning sirens went off on Thursday in Israel's Golan Heights, but the IDF quickly said it was a false alarm. "It appears to have been a false...
White Contrail Seen Over Skies of Central Israel Following Rocket Test
JNS.org - After Israel’s defense establishment conducted a test of a rocket propulsion system Monday, the test left a white trail visible for miles across...
