that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not their’s—Habakkuk 1:6 Something is truly wrong with Israeli baptizing capabilities. Hercules planes are named…
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What is the worst insult a religious Jew may use?* What is the most violent act permitted to a religious Jew? Is rabbinical Judaism related to the Biblical one? The answer to these three questions…
Haredim: “Better to serve in the Nazi Army than in the IDF” No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to…
On November 11, 2012, the headlines of the Hebrew media were dramatic: “IDF fires at Syria for first time since 1973.” For the first time since the Yom Kippur War, the IDF’s Artillery Corps fired…
Following the recent celebration of the Jewish New Year, Israel began very disturbing preparations for Yom Kippur, the Atonement Day. This is a much more special date than Jewish New Year; after all, Israel recognizes four…
Israeli veterans have spoken out, describing a degrading culture of abuse and harassment of Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza. A report containing 30 veterans’ testimonies details numerous cases of violence committed…
In the past few days, I received an Israeli briefing document outlining Israel’s war plans against Iran. The document was passed to me by a high-level Israeli source who received it from an IDF officer. …
Will the IDF Attack Iran Following an Order from Netanyahu? “Seruv” means “refusal” Taking the Decision Will Israel’s Prime Minister sign an order to attack Iran? There are a lot of speculations in the Hebrew media on this issue. Before answering it, one must consider Netanyahu’s decision making process. On June 13, 2012, Israel State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss published his report on the Israeli government’s behavior in the events related to Gaza’s Freedom Flotilla of May 2010. The Prime Minister turned out to be rather clumsy and incompetent to the extent of causing an unnecessary disaster. In the comptroller’s words: “The decision making process regarding the dealings with the Turkish flotilla led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and under his responsibility was found to include essential and significant flaws.” “Despite the fact that information concerning the Turkish flotilla began accumulating at the beginning of 2010, and despite the recognition by the prime minister that it represented an irregular event, the decision-making process was done without proper coordination,” the comptroller added.
“Even before the Hezbollah War, Israel knew it was hopeless to retrieve abducted IDF soldiers”—Ehud Olmert Zar’it Incident | Trigger of the 2006 War Being absolved of a long list of crimes doesn’t give…
Vietnam Cu Chi Tunnels Open Trap I have visited bizarre places; yet, few of them compare to the Cu Chi Tunnels near Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon is the First Quarter of this…