Posts Tagged: Israeli military
Late Actor Marlon Brando Revealed to Author He Packed Guns to Be Smuggled to Pre-State Jewish Fighters in 1940s
As a young man, the renowned American actor Marlon Brando helped pack ships in New York City with guns destined for use by the pre-state...
India to Buy Israeli Radar System to Detect Terrorists in Forests on Border With Pakistan
The Indian military plans to equip itself with an Israeli radar system that will enable Indian troops to detect terrorists hiding in dense forests, India...
IDF Adopts New Mobile Phone for Transferring Classified Information
JNS.org - After more than a decade in which the Mountain Rose served as the secure operational mobile network of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the...
Remembering the Heroic Entebbe Raid Forty Years Later
It took Israeli commandos minutes to conduct one of the greatest and most daring rescue missions in modern history in Entebbe, Uganda, on July 4,...
Israeli Military Introduces More Advanced UAV for Brigade Commanders
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces is currently in the process of incorporating the Skylark 20 miniature tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and intends to make...
From Mourning to Mission: Miriam Peretz, Mother of All the Boys
JNS.org - Before 1998, Miriam Peretz’s life was rather ordinary. She and her husband were living in the same house in the Jerusalem suburb of Givat...
International Arena Is Center Stage in Fight for Return of Slain Soldier Hadar Goldin’s Body
JNS.org - Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Givati Brigade soldier Hadar Goldin was killed in Gaza, but his parents’ ongoing fight to obtain his remains has moved...
Israeli Military Deploys Hundreds of Troops in Cities to Counter Attacks
The Israeli military began deploying hundreds of troops in Israeli cities Wednesday to assist police forces in countering a wave of deadly Palestinian shooting and...
Israeli Military Reveals Official Defense Strategy for First Time in 60 Years
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on August 13 released, for the first time in 60 years, a document outlining Israel’s defense strategy. IDF Chief of...
Report: Israeli Strike Inside Syria Kills Two Hezbollah Fighters
JNS.org - The Israeli Air Force struck a vehicle in the Quneitra region of southern Syria on Wednesday, Arab media outlets reported. Reports placed the number of...
IDF’s Septuagenarian Reservist Never Missed a Day of Training (VIDEO)
For nearly five decades, from the Six-Day War to Protective Edge, 73-year-old IDF Lt.-Col. (ret.) Gideon Langman has served in the Armor Corp's storied 8th...
No, President Obama, Israel Could Not Do More to Prevent Civilian Casualties
Imagine you are the Prime Minister of Israel or the President of the United States, or the Chief-of-Staff of either Army. Your soldiers are fighting...
Israel Defense Forces Reportedly Issues Call to Evacuate Second Hospital in Gaza
According to unverified reports in Palestinian social media on Wednesday afternoon, the IDF has ordered the evacuation of Shifa hospital in Gaza. The reports, cited by Israeli daily...
By Targeting Ben Gurion Airport, Has Hamas Ended the Prospects for a Two State Solution?
Hamas's decision to fire rockets in the direction of Ben Gurion Airport may well have ended any real prospect of a two-state solution. Whether the...
