Three films to focus on Israeli Air Force

By Tom Tugend
Published on February 27, 2013

Some 65 years after a band of foreign volunteers fought in the skies above Israel to assure the nation’s birth and survival, filmmakers are racing to bring their exploits to the screen before the last of the breed passes away.

JTA

Published on December 7, 2012

Several engines of F-16 fighter jets appear to have been stolen from an Israel Air Force base, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Syrian clashes intensify near Turkey border

Published on October 9, 2012

NATO said on Tuesday it had drawn up plans to defend Turkey if necessary against any further spillover of violence from Syria's border areas where rebels and government forces are fighting for control.

Israel reportedly flies over Lebanon in possible response to airspace violation

Published on October 8, 2012

Several Israeli warplanes violated Lebanon’s airspace Oct. 7, according to Lebanese media outlets, flying over the country’s southern region and setting off sonic booms in a possible response to an Oct. 6 violation of Israeli airspace by an unmanned drone which Israel has speculated was launched by Hezbollah.

Israeli military downs drone over Negev

Published on October 8, 2012

The Israeli Air Force shot down a drone that entered Israeli airspace.

Bunker buster bomb ready, says Air Force Secretary Donley

Published on July 27, 2012

The U.S.Air Force's bunker buster is ready for use, according to the Air Force secretary.

Pentagon, Lockheed reach agreement on using Israeli systems for F-35s

Published on July 27, 2012

The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin Corp. have reached an agreement to integrate Israeli systems into the F-35 fighter jet.

Israel’s Air Force strikes tunnel in northern Gaza

Published on May 2, 2012

Israel's Air Force fired on a tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip that the military said is used for terrorist purposes.

Nation & World Briefs

Published on July 28, 2005

One of the terrorists in the July 7 London transit-system bombings reportedly knew one of the bombers in a 2003 Tel Aviv terrorist attack.

Fundraising Just a Mouse Click Away

By Tzvi Kahn
Published on July 21, 2005

Top Gun Rabbi

By Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
Published on August 14, 2003

While you won't find Sarah Schecter soaring through the skies like Tom Cruise in "Top Gun," the Los Angeles resident has the honor of becoming the Air Force's first female rabbi.

Eulogies:Rabbi Marvin L. Labinger

Published on August 15, 2002

Rabbi Marvin L. Labinger executive director of the Pacific Southwest Region of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism from 1990-2000, died July 25, 2002 at the age of 66.