Posts Tagged: Israeli army
Iran Faces Israel’s Game-Changing Air Power
Iran has big plans to create a military outpost in Syria, right on Israel’s doorstep. From there, the Islamic Republic could threaten and attack Israel...
During Moscow Panel Discussion, Russian President Vladimir Putin Tells Joke About an Israeli Soldier
During a panel discussion at the Russian Energy Week forum in Moscow last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin -- feeling like he was the only...
How the Israeli Air Force Is Becoming Like Google and IBM
JNS.org - High up in a building at Israel’s military headquarters in Tel Aviv, a unique department is hard at work, bringing problem-solving techniques from the high-tech...
Israel to Seal Off West Bank, Gaza Strip Over Yom Kippur
The Israeli army announced Monday it would be sealing off the West Bank and Gaza Strip over Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement and...
A New Group Shows That Israel Is the Most Moral Army in the World
Colonel Richard Kemp, a retired British army officer, famously said that Israel has the most moral army in the world. He based his opinion on...
IDF Project Seeks to Make Life Easier for Israeli Soldiers
I'm a 31-year-old Jewish American female. I was never drafted to the army, never enlisted and never trained or served in a combat unit during a...
Homage to an Israeli Hero: Yoni Netanyahu
Every child and every nation needs a hero -- especially in these terror-ridden times. Sometimes that hero pays the ultimate price, and is taken from...
Uproar Over Israel’s Honoring of Controversial Priest Who Encourages Christian Arabs to Enlist in IDF
Israel's decision to honor a controversial Greek Orthodox priest at its official Independence Day ceremony is driving a wedge in the country's tiny Christian Arab...
The Israeli Military and the Jewish Law of Self Defense
The case of an Israeli soldier shooting an injured, disarmed terrorist has divided Israel along the usual and predictable lines. Those who are sensitive to ethical...
Columbia Refuses to Break the Silence
If a human rights organization is truly open-minded, why would it filter its audience to weed out potential opposition at an educational forum? Shouldn't it promote a...
Ze’ev Jabotinsky on the Need for a Strong Jewish Army
Earlier this week, the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, an organization dedicated to supporting the men and women serving in the IDF, held its annual dinner...
New IDF Spy Camera Can Detect Terrorists Moving Through Fog
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has developed a new spy camera that will detect and identify people moving through fog, haze or heat waves,...
Inspired by Grandparents’ Holocaust Survival, Japanese Man Enlists in IDF
JNS.org - Daniel Tomohiro is not the typical Israeli soldier. His Hungarian grandparents survived the Holocaust, made aliyah, and fought in Israel’s War of Independence, but...
What a US Military Veteran Learned From Serving in the IDF
One year later, as I reflect upon my service to Israel, I am so proud as an American to say that I have stood alongside both...
