Thousands protest in Jerusalem against haredi draft

Published on May 17, 2013

Thousands of haredi Orthodox Israelis protested in Jerusalem against plans to enlist haredi men into the military.

U.S. to provide Israel with advanced weapons, Hagel announces

Published on April 22, 2013

The United States will make available to Israel advanced new military capabilities, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.

Boston suspect won’t be treated as enemy combatant, White House says

Published on April 22, 2013

The ethnic Chechen college student suspected in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings will not be treated as an enemy combatant in the legal process, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday.

Ahead of hearings, Hagel commits to preventing Iranian nukes

Published on January 30, 2013

In answers prepared for his Senate hearings, Chuck Hagel says he is committed to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, even if this means military action.

Hagel reassures Jewish leaders on Iran, Israel’s edge

Published on January 22, 2013

Chuck Hagel in a meeting with Jewish organizational leaders affirmed his commitment to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and maintaining Israel's qualitative military edge.

U.S. Army to build large security complex near Tel Aviv

Published on November 30, 2012

The U.S. Army is preparing to supervise the construction of an underground military complex near Tel Aviv.

Poll: Majority of Americans say Israel’s Gaza offensive is justified

Published on November 19, 2012

A majority of Americans believe Israel's military action in the Gaza Strip is justified, according to a CNN poll released on Monday.

Israeli general tells mayors to prepare for weeks of fighting

Published on November 16, 2012

Israel’s Home Front Command reportedly has instructed municipalities around Gaza to prepare for a fighting period of up to seven weeks.

U.S., Israel finish largest-ever joint military exercise

Published on November 14, 2012

The U.S. military and the Israel Defense Forces concluded Austere Challenge 2012, called the largest joint exercise ever held by the two countries. The exercise ended Tuesday following a two-day, live-fire exercise that was deemed a success by military observers from the U.S. European Command and the IDF.

Report: Iranian fears of Israeli attack led to military mishaps

Published on October 3, 2012

Iranian fears of an Israeli airstrike on its nuclear facilities reportedly led the Iranian military to mistakenly fire on civilian airplanes and its own military aircraft several years ago.

Iron Dome anti-missile system installed in Tel Aviv

Published on September 6, 2012

An Iron Dome anti-missile system battery has been installed in metropolitan Tel Aviv.

U.S. military official’s secret visit to Israel is revealed

Published on September 6, 2012

The vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. James Winnefeld, is in Israel to discuss security and defense issues.

Egypt broadens Sinai campaign against militants

Published on August 29, 2012

Egypt's military said on Wednesday it would broaden its offensive against militants in the Sinai Peninsula, a campaign that has raised concerns in Israel about the movement of heavy armor into the area near its border.

How Charedi draftees affect the military

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on August 22, 2012

Professor Yagil Levy of the Open University in Israel discusses the Charedi draft, and an alternative direction on Iran.

As Charedi draft begins, no problems

Published on August 15, 2012

The controversy had sparked a national debate, raucous protests in the streets and the collapse of a historic government. That came in the months after the Israeli Supreme Court had nullified a law exempting Charedi Orthodox Israelis from military service and giving the government until Aug. 1 to draft a replacement law.

New emigres joining the military land in Israel

Published on August 14, 2012

A charter aliyah flight carrying 127 young men and women who will be joining the Israel Defense Forces landed in Israel.

Egypt’s Islamist president removes top generals

Published on August 12, 2012

Egypt's new Islamist president Mohamed Mursi dismissed Cairo's two top generals on Sunday and cancelled a military order that curbed his powers, in a dramatic move that could free him of some of the restrictions of military rule.Egypt's new Islamist president Mohamed Mursi dismissed Cairo's two top generals on Sunday and cancelled a military order that curbed his powers, in a dramatic move that could free him of some of the restrictions of military rule.

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.

Journalist Uri Blau convicted of holding classified military documents

Published on July 24, 2012

Uri Blau, the Haaretz journalist who accepted classified documents from an Israeli soldier, was convicted under a plea bargain.

Senate affirms commitment to Israeli military’s qualitative edge

Published on July 2, 2012

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that reaffirms U.S. security commitments to Israel.

Netanyahu disbands haredi draft committee

Published on July 2, 2012

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disbanded the committee charged with formulating a new law on haredi Orthodox military service.

Germany’s Jewish patriots find a home in the military

Published on June 26, 2012

In an office amid a labyrinth of hallways in Germany's Ministry of Defense, a short jaunt from where Claus von Stauffenberg was executed in 1944 for trying to kill Adolf Hitler, sits Bernhard Fischer, lieutenant colonel and Jew.

Thoughts about security

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on June 19, 2012

Egyptian military’s anti-democratic moves may benefit Israel

Published on June 18, 2012

Egypt's military coup is now nearly complete. That may be distressing for Egyptian democracy, but it could help the Israel-Egypt relationship.

For new Israeli coalition, haredi army exemptions issue is front and center

Published on May 9, 2012

Israel’s new unity government may not alter Jerusalem’s strategy for curbing Iran’s nuclear weapons program or do much to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

House subcommittee OKs $680 million for Iron Dome

Published on April 26, 2012

A U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services subcommittee authorized $680 million for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system.

House committee to propose Iron Dome boost

Published on April 23, 2012

The House Armed Services Committee reportedly is proposing $680 million in additional funds for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system.

Israeli military doctor saves Palestinian baby brought to base

Published on April 23, 2012

An Israeli military doctor saved a 12-day-old Palestinian baby girl who had stopped breathing.

U.S. soldiers grinning for picks with Afghan bomber body parts

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on April 18, 2012

Homs shelled as Syria demands ‘neutral’ U.N. mission

Published on April 18, 2012

Syria challenged the United Nations chief over the size and scope of a U.N. truce monitoring mission on Wednesday, resisting a larger presence as its army shelled targets in the city of Homs in violation of the ceasefire.

Israel, Azerbaijan ink $1.6 billion military deal

Published on February 27, 2012

A state-run Israeli company will has inked a $1.6 billion deal to sell sophisticated military technology to Azerbaijan.

Palestinian Khader Adnan tests limits of Israel’s system of military detention

Published on February 21, 2012

As his weight dropped and his face grew gaunt, Khader Adnan became the latest Palestinian cause celebre. Israel arrested Adnan, a 33-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank village of Arraba, on Dec. 17 and placed him in administrative detention.

Sarkozy: Iran solution should be non-military

Published on February 10, 2012

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that the solution to the Iran crisis is "never military."

Bombings, bombardments kill across Syria

Published on February 10, 2012

At least 28 people were killed in two bomb attacks in Syria's second city Aleppo on Friday while in besieged Homs, opposition neighbourhoods endured another day of bombardment by President Bashar al-Assad's troops.

U.S.-Israel anti-missile exercise rescheduled for around October

Published on February 6, 2012

The United States and Israel have rescheduled their joint military exercise for around October.

Bibi bypassing Cabinet on extending yeshiva students’ military service law

Published on January 26, 2012

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will bring a vote on extending a law that allows yeshiva students to delay their military service directly to the Knesset floor, bypassing his Cabinet.

Israeli military bans a dozen settlers from the West Bank

Published on January 5, 2012

The Israel Defense Forces has issued orders banning 12 settlers from the West Bank.

Israeli military chief apologizes for gaffe

Published on December 7, 2011

The chief of Israel’s armed forces apologized for joking about boycotts by some religious soldiers of female entertainment troupes.

Egypt awaits poll results, Tahrir protest starts

Published on December 2, 2011

Egypt will hear the results of elections which Islamist parties expect to win on Friday and protesters rallied in Cairo to remember 42 people killed in clashes with police last month.

U.S. uncertain Israel would advise before Iran strike

Published on November 30, 2011

The top U.S. military officer told Reuters on Wednesday he did not know whether Israel would alert the United States ahead of time if it decided to take military action against Iran.

Egypt Islamists expect gains in post-Mubarak poll

Published on November 29, 2011

Egyptians voted on Tuesday in a parliamentary election that Islamists hope will sweep them closer to power, even though the army generals who took over from President Hosni Mubarak have yet to step aside.

Egypt army head says military does not want power

Published on November 22, 2011

Egypt's army would quit power immediately if the people voted for it in a referendum and a presidential election will be held by mid-2012, the head of the ruling military council said on Tuesday.

Huge blast kills 17 at Iran military base

Published on November 13, 2011

A massive explosion at a military arms depot near the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday killed 17 Revolutionary Guards and wounded 15, a spokesman for the elite fighting force told the semi-official Fars news agency.

Israel ready to stop boats heading for Gaza

Published on November 2, 2011

The Israeli navy will prevent two yachts carrying pro-Palestinian activists which left Turkey on Wednesday from breaching an Israeli blockade and reaching the Gaza Strip, an Israeli military official said.

TV Military Drama ‘Homeland’ Taps Into America’s Psyche

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on October 19, 2011

Military attache in Russia has been warned

Published on May 23, 2011

Israel's military attaché to Russia was expelled after three warnings, according to a Russian newspaper. Vadim Leiderman, expelled earlier this month on suspicion of spying, continued to contact Russian military officials without coordinating with the Russian Foreign Ministry, Komsomolskaya Pravda reported, according to Israeli media reports.

Israel’s military chief reviews Nakba preparations

Published on May 11, 2011

The head of Israel's military, Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, toured the West Bank to view preparations for Nakba Day. The military expects major Palestinian demonstrations on May 15 for Nakba Day, or Catastrophe Day, referring to the establishment of the modern State of Israel.

Iran ridicules Dagan’s military strike remarks

Published on May 10, 2011

Iran addressed statements made by former Mossad chief Meir Dagan that a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities is "a dumb idea that has no benefits." "The fact that the Zionist regime's officials say they have silly ideas is important, as they had in the past many idiotic ideas," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday during a news conference.

Atheist Chaplains and the Church of Evolution

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Published on April 29, 2011

Israeli military aid delegation to Japan returns home

Published on April 12, 2011

The Israel Defense Forces' aid delegation to Japan returned home, leaving medical equipment behind for local doctors to use. The delegation, which brought 62 tons of medical supplies and 18 tons of humanitarian aid to the city of Minami-Sanriko, hard hit by the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in March, landed in Israel on Tuesday.

Israel’s military ordering more Iron Dome defense systems

Published on April 11, 2011

Israel's military is ordering four more Iron Dome missile defense systems, which successfully deployed during recent rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces said Monday that it would order the batteries from the Israel-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems at a cost of up to $80 million each. The units reportedly will be delivered in a year-and-a-half and be ready for immediate use.

Who is in the military junta ruling Egypt? More unknowns than knowns

Published on February 15, 2011

One guy we know, and we’re pretty sure he’s not in charge. The other guy we don’t know so well, and it looks like he might be in charge. The other three guys -- who knows?

My Interview with the Department of Homeland Security!

By Julia Bendis
Published on February 1, 2011

Netanyahu: Only ‘credible’ military threat led by U.S. can stop nuclear Iran

Published on January 11, 2011

Only the convincing threat of military action headed by the United States will persuade Iran to drop plans to build an atomic bomb, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. Speaking to foreign journalists, he said that although the latest round of international sanctions were hurting Iran, they would not be enough to force a u-turn on nuclear weapons.

Lebanon: Sidon blast caused by Israeli military

Published on December 16, 2010

Lebanon accused Israel of causing an explosion in southern Lebanon by destroying a spying device.

Amar calls on Netanyahu to quash military conversion bill

Published on December 1, 2010

Israel's Chief Sephardic Rabbi Shlomo Amar said he will no longer be responsible for any state conversions if the Knesset passes a bill requiring the recognition of all military conversions. In a letter sent to Benjamin Netanyahu, Amar called on the prime minister to prevent the bill from passing, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. Amar has charged a committee to look into legal and halachic issues surrounding the military conversions. He asked Netanyahu to allow the committee to conclude its work before allowing the legislation to go forward.

Military surveyed U.S. troops’ attitudes toward Jews

Published on July 23, 2010

The U.S. military conducted surveys about troops’ attitudes toward Jews between 1946 and 1947.

UN watchdog: Iran nuclear program has ‘military dimensions’

Published on August 28, 2009

A new report commissioned by the International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran's nuclear energy program may contain "military dimensions."

Muslim convert pleads not guilty in soldier death

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on June 2, 2009

Diplomats seek cease-fire as Gaza fighting rages [VIDEO]

By Leslie Susser
Published on January 7, 2009

In the second week of the war in Gaza, with Israeli ground troops poised to intensify their actions against Hamas militants, weapons stores and rocket-launching sites, diplomatic efforts to end the fighting gathered pace.