Posts Tagged: Israeli military
David’s Sling Fizzled, But Better to Learn That Now
JNS.org - It is well-known that investigations launched by the Israeli Air Force are like no other: They are swift, thorough, and leave no stone...
Israel’s Navy Visits French Counterpart for First Time in Decades, Conducts Joint Drills
JNS.org - In a sign of growing Mediterranean cooperation, two Israeli Navy missile ships paid a visit to France earlier this month, where they held...
Israeli Airstrike Kills Hamas Man in Gaza
An Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip killed a member of the Islamist group Hamas on Thursday and wounded three others, Hamas sources and...
The Limits of Israel’s Technological Superiority
There is no technological solution to the problem of kite terrorism. However decisive it may be, Israeli technology in and of itself does not guarantee...
Miracles at Entebbe
JNS.org - If you’ve never heard of the Entebbe raid, you’ve probably never heard of what makes Entebbe famous or why it matters. As the United States...
Clarifying the IDF’s Record During the Gaza Riots
The past few months have posed unprecedented challenges for Israel and the IDF in its ongoing struggle with Hamas. In the face of Hamas provocations, it...
The Spy Who Sold Out Israel to Iran
JNS.org - It is difficult to find better words than “treason” and “espionage” to describe the offenses attributed to former Israeli minister Gonen Segev. This man, who was...
Trump Wants to Sell Deadly Weapons to the Middle East; What Does This Mean for Israel?
The divergence between the Trump administration’s desire to increase arms sales to the Middle East and the capacity limits of Arab clients for what the...
Israel Strikes Hamas Sites in Gaza After Terrorists Fire Rockets
Gaza terrorists fired rockets at Israel on Saturday drawing retaliatory Israeli air strikes on Hamas sites, the Israeli military said, a few days after the...
IDF Destroys Hamas Tunnel Running Under Kerem Shalom Crossing
JNS.org - The Israeli military said Tuesday that it struck over 65 Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets in the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for massive mortar fire...
Supporting the Real-Life ‘Fauda’ Soldiers
I spent Memorial Day weekend binge-watching season two of Fauda, the amazing Israeli drama on Netflix about an elite counter-terrorism unit of the Israel Defense Forces....
Three Palestinian Terrorists Killed by IDF Along Gaza Strip Border
Israeli troops shot and killed three Palestinian terrorists along the border with the Gaza Strip in two separate incidents on Sunday, the IDF said. In the...
New Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Arrives at Critical Juncture
At the end of March, Maj. Gen. Tamir Heiman, who had been head of the IDF National Defense College since 2015, became the IDF’s new...
The Israeli Air Force Legend Who Influenced Generations
JNS.org - On Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers, the family of Lt.-Col. Ohad Shadmi -- a legendary and highly influential air force pilot and squadron...
