Abortion Rates in Israel Declining
The Israeli Health Ministry recently released a report that spread some good news when it comes to a very controversial topic. The rate of abortions among Israeli women, which has been in decline for the past quarter century, has continued to decrease through data received up to the end of 2012. Israel, which has fairly […]
New Agreement Between IDF and U.S. Air Force Will Help Save Lives
An agreement signed Wednesday (Feb. 5) between the IDF Medical Corps and the American Air Force Medical Department will enable both sides to work more closely together, sharing and developing techniques and technologies that will save lives on the battlefield and during humanitarian rescue missions. At the conclusion of U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General (Dr.) Thomas […]
56,000 Happy Mothers and Healthy Babies
Finding out that you are pregnant can be one of the greatest and most exciting things in life. Knowing that in nine months you could be looking into the eyes of your very own tiny newborn is a feeling like no other. However, unplanned pregnancies can often be the opposite, especially if financial pressures stand […]
Academic Boycott Supporters Take Another Hit
A bill put forward in US Congress last week seeks to cut government funding from academic institutions that support boycotting Israel. This bill follows a similar move by the New York State Senate last month. The NY bill did not specify Israel by name, but was designed specifically in response to the American Studies Association’s […]
Netanyahu and Obama to Meet in March
During the first week of March, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the United States. On his list of appointments is delivering a keynote address to the annual AIPAC Policy Conference and a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama. The last time Obama and Netanyahu met was in September 2013, when the […]
IDF Aid Missions Save Thousands Around the World
Over the last 28 years, the IDF has been sent on over 16 aid missions to countries struck by natural disasters. Immediately upon arriving to these countries IDF doctors set up field hospitals. Their latest mission: a field hospital to treat injured Syrian refugees on the Israeli-Syrian border. Watch the incredible humanitarian work of the […]
Iranian TV Airs Simulated Attack on Israel & U.S. (Video)
Imagine turning on your television and watching the destruction of Israel live on your screen. On Friday, Iranian state TV ran a featured hypothetical documentary that dramatized the bombing of Tel Aviv, Haifa, the Dimona nuclear reactor, and Ben Gurion Airport by Iranian missiles and drones. The documentary served as a warning for any possible […]
IDF Targets Terrorist Operative in Gaza, “Immediate Threat” Removed
Early Sunday morning, the Israeli Air Force targeted a known Palestinian terrorist responsible for many attacks against Israel. The IAF successfully carried out a mission in the Gaza Strip against Abdallah Kharti, a member of the Popular Resistance Committees. The army confirmed that Kharti was heavily injured in the attack and a grave threat against […]
Former CIA Chief Favors Freeing Jonathan Pollard
In an interview Saturday with Israeli news Channel 10, former director of the CIA James Woolsey expressed his position that Jonathan Pollard ought to be released after more than 25 years in prison. Woolsey, who was head of the Central Intelligence Agency during the Clinton administration, said that most people in the industry considered Pollard […]
Israeli army’s new home-grown weapon of choice
Israel’s army is gradually phasing out the veteran US-made M-16 assault rifle in favour of the modern, home-produced Tavor. The weapon has become a symbol of pride for the Givati infantry brigade where it first became standard issue.