IDF Promotes Highest-Ranking Christian Soldier

In February, the IDF will promote a Christian soldier to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, making him the first soldier of his faith to achieve that rank. This comes as the result of a six-year process intended to help the indigenous Christian community integrate into mainstream Israeli society.

Five Thoughts on the Passing of Amos Oz

Jonathan_Spyer

His prose, along with the poetry of Yehuda Amichai and the music of Yehuda Poliker, underlay the mental climate in which I chose to make my home in Israel.

The American Exodus from Syria

Mordechai Kedar

Israel would, of course, much prefer that the American forces remain in Syria, but their pullout is far from a tragedy and even provides a window of opportunity.

Cement

Hezbollah terrorists in a Lebanese border village received a nasty surprise last week.After the IDF revealed a fifth terrorist attack tunnel, they began pouring in concrete from the Israeli end.  Video footage showed spooked terrorists fleeing as the liquid cement seeped out of the Lebanese side of the tunnel.