Outgoing IDF Northern Commander: Hezbollah Terror Tunnels Likely
Israel must prepare for the possibility Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah has tunnels under the Lebanese border, outgoing IDF Northern Commander Maj. Gen. Yair Golan said last week.
Under Guise of Normalcy, Ammunition Hill Once Again a Jerusalem Battleground
By Deborah Fineblum Schabb/JNS.org JERUSALEM—As the afternoon sun showers Jerusalem with gold, Ammunition Hill looks like any of the city’s other 22 light rail stops. Since 2011, untold numbers of Israelis—Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike—have been catching the train every nine minutes or so along the 8.6-mile route through Jerusalem’s main shopping streets and many […]
Israel’s Defense Minister: ISIS “Threat to the Free World”
In an interview this weekend with the Washington Post, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon weighed in on a number of issues, including Israel-US relations, Operation Protective Edge, ISIS and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Some American Citizens Are More Equal Than Others
The George Orwell classic, “Animal Farm”, features an imaginary farm in which the animals rebel against their human masters, demanding equality, with the catchy slogan, “Four legs good, two legs bad”.
Revealed: US Cut Off Arms Supply to Israel During Gaza War
Last August 14 the Wall Street Journal reported that, in July, after Israel had launched Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, Washington had surprised Israel by turning down an Israeli request for “a large number of Hellfire missiles.
“Modern Day Deborah” Among 4 Israelis Killed in Nepal
Last week, a surprise blizzard that caused avalanches in Nepal’s Annapurna hiking circuit claimed the lives of 43 hikers and guides, including four Israelis: Tamar Ariel, Agam Luria, Nadav Shoham, and Michal Cherkasky.
IDF Soldiers Injured in “Violent Drug Smuggling Attempt” on Egyptian Border
In a surprise attack on Wednesday afternoon two IDF soldiers from the Carcal unit were injured when terrorists from Egypt opened fire on their patrol in the Mount Harif region.
Max Steinberg: A Real American Hero
The 19-year-old who joined the IDF after Birthright represents the best of American Jewry.
College Students Raise Money for IDF with “Flash Tats 4 Israel”
A number of college students in the US came together to raise money for the Israeli Defense Forces.
Israel has a Homegrown Jihadi Problem
The phenomenon of Western Muslim citizens traveling from their home countries in the West to fight for ISIS in Syria and Iraq has been widely reported on.