Posts Tagged: Israel security
Losing Ground in the Middle East
While we have focused on the Olympics and presidential politics, strategic security for America and its key Middle East allies has deteriorated significantly....
Two Suspects in 2000 Ramallah Lynchings Arrested
Two Palestinian men have been charged in Israeli court after they confessed to their involvement in the infamous 2000 Ramallah lynchings of two IDF reservists. The...
West Bank Jews Outpace Other Israelis in IDF Reserve Service
Residents of West Bank Jewish communities are more likely than other Israelis to continue military service after their initial requirement is done, a...
Cairo Tightens Egypt’s Blockade of Gaza After Sinai Terrorist Attack
An angry Egypt has tightened its five-year land, sea and air blockade of Gaza following the spectacular weekend attack on an Egyptian border installation by...
How Liberal Democrats who Support Israel Might Think about the Election
Let me begin by categorically stating that no president has ever completely satisfied me with regard to his policies toward Israel. Every single president, Republican...
Maariv Source: Panetta Expressed Frustration Over Israeli ‘Ingratitude’
Despite the overtly friendly appearance of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's visit to Israel this week, the NRG website of the Israeli newspaper "Maariv" claims that behind...
Golan Heights May Become Another Sinai Due to Lawlessness in Syria
The Golan Heights is becoming a major threat to Israeli security as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad moves his forces from the mountainous area to Damascus,...
Europe Raises the White Flag on Defense Spending
In his exhaustive biography of Winston Churchill—which, incidentally, makes for splendid summer reading—the historian Roy Jenkins provides a gripping account of the future...
Imprisoned by a Web of Misinformation
The security barrier does not completely surround Bethlehem. The security barrier does not completely surround Bethlehem. The security barrier does not completely surround Bethlehem. The security barrier does...
Israel Going Up in Flames
Among the important Israeli news items that went largely underreported this week, was one highlighted in a statement by Fire and Rescue Services spokesman Asaf...
Mother and Children Escape Deadly Fire Attack in Central Israel
An attack perpetrated last Friday against a mother and her children in Central Israel could have ended in tragedy, after an Arab man threw a...
Canada’s Top Defense Official: “A Threat to Israel is a Threat to Canada”
Documents uncovered by Queens University in Canada have revealed private assurances given by the government of Canada to Israel in 2011, on matters related to...
Egypt-Israel Border Fence a “Supreme National Interest”
Following a deadly terrorist attack on Monday morning along the Israel-Egypt border, in which an Israeli-Arab was killed on his way to work, a security...
No Apologies: Assad, Israel, and the Golan Heights
Last year was different from all the years I lived in Israel. For the first time since 1990 I haven't heard or noticed any serious...
