Nahal Haredi Graduates to Work the Field
For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field (Job: 5:23). New group of ultra-orthodox graduates of the Nahal Haredi Brigade to establish agricultural villages throughout Israel. The Israel Defense Force, or IDF, has long been nicknamed “the people’s army” because Israel has forced conscription for all citizens at the age of […]
Nahal Haredi Continues to Thwart Terrorism
When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God delivereth them into thy hands (Deuteronomy 21:10) The ultra- orthodox Nahal Haredi Brigade continue to keep the streets of Israel safe by confiscating illegal guns and ammunition carried by Palestinian terrorists. The ultra-orthodox Nahal Haredi Brigade continues their series of successful […]
First Hassidic Pilot to Take Off
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven…A time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 8) A young Chabad man, known only as Y. for security reasons, is about to enlist in the IAF’s prestigious flight school. […]
Saving Lives: 25% of Patients Treated in Judea and Samaria Last Year Were Palestinian
And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them. (Genesis 1:27) The bible describes all humanity as having been created in God’s image, therefore all human life is precious. This philosophy is borne out in the field by IDF mobile medical units. […]
IDF Appoints Legal Advisor for Cyber Warfare
When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. … And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it. (Deuteronomy 20:10-12) The bible outlines the laws of war: when to fight and why, against whom and how. […]
Veterans’ Bill Passes Despite Challenges From Left
The Cabinet Legislation Committee approved a bill proposed by Likud Beiteinu MK Yariv Levin to provide benefits to veteran IDF soldiers, national service volunteers, and families of fallen soldiers. A similar law was revoked in the 1970s after it was seen as discriminatory towards Arab citizens. The new law states that benefits offered “will not […]
IDF Amputee Still Determined to Serve
IDF Captain Ziv Shilon was honored at a recent Friends of the Israel Defense Force dinner in New York. Two months later, he returned to the US at the invitation of two FIDF supporters. Shilon lost his left hand and the use of his right hand in Gaza in October of 2012. Now Morris Silverman […]
Israel Leads World in Drone Exports
Israel has become the world’s largest exporter of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a leading industry consultant firm, reaching $4.62 billion in sales in the past eight years. This includes the sale of products, services and licenses which allow other countries to produce their own drones. These sales make up nearly 10% of the country’s […]
Knesset Votes For Anti-Slander Bill
The Knesset voted in favour of a bill put forth by MKs Yoni Chetboun (Bayit Yehudi), Yariv Levin (Likud Beytenu), and Nachman Shai (Labor) to prohibit the slander of IDF soldiers. This was the initial reading. The bill is a response to the libelous documentary Jenin, Jenin, and is named after it. In the film, […]
Premilitary Academies Produce Twice As Many Officers
Israel’s premilitary “Mechina” program graduates integrate and advance more successfully in the army than does the general population, according to figures released in honour of “Mechina Day.” The percentage of graduates that enlist in combat units is nearly twice that of the general population: 79.5% instead of 44% of other recruits. Twice as many graduates […]