The I.D.F. bids adieu to the M-16

Over the past 10 years, more & more active units have taken up the Tavor to the point that the aging M-16 is largely seen as the weapon of reserve soldiers.

By Israel Today Staff

Variation of M-16 -Photo: IsraelandStuff.com/PP

 

For decades the American-made M-16 assault rifle has been the personal weapon of choice in the Israeli army. But that is coming to an end as more and more units look to outfit their soldiers with Israeli-made weapons.

In the early 2000s, Israel first introduced the homegrown Tavor rifle into service with select active infantry units. Over the past 10 years, more and more active units have taken up the Tavor to the point that the aging M-16 is largely seen as the weapon of reserve soldiers. Continue Reading »

Injured Soldier Evacuated to Hospital by Chief of Staff

An IDF soldier who suffered moderate wounds from a ricochet bullet Sunday was evacuated in the helicopter of the Chief of Staff.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

A soldier who suffered moderate wounds in a training exercise Sunday was evacuated by the helicopter of the Chief of Staff, who had been in the area moments before.

The unidentified soldier was wounded by a ricochet bullet in a paratroopers drill in the Jordan Valley approximately 15 minutes after IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz took off from the area.

Having been informed of the training accident, the Chief of Staff ordered his pilot to turn back rather than make the wounded soldier wait for the helicopter rescue unit to arrive. Continue Reading »

Israelis turn reading glasses into night-vision glasses

A Ben-Gurion University team create a thin coating that could turn any pair of reading glasses into night-vision glasses using invisible infrared light based on nan-photonics technologies.

 

A thin coating that could turn any pair of glasses into night-vision glasses using invisible infrared light is being developed by a team at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba. BGU is only one of two recipients of a major grant from the Israel National Nanotechnology Institute to create the coating.

Eye glasses – Photo: Marc Israel Sellem

The team is led by Prof. Gabby Sarusi, who has a long history at the defense oriented companies Elop/Elbit, will lead a group of researchers aiming to create the coating. Continue Reading »

CIA Releases New Details – Pollard did not spy on U.S.

Pollard was asked to provide information on Arab states, Pakistan & the Soviet Union and not on the United States.

Pollard was to collect intel on Pakistan’s nuclear program, Egyptian missile programs, and Iraqi & Syrian chemical warfare production capabilities.

By Itamar Eichner

 

The US administration has allowed the release of secret documents pertaining to the case of convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday.

Jonathan Pollard – Photo: AP

The main document is a 160-page “damage assessment” report by the Pentagon and the CIA issued after Pollard’s apprehension. A small segment of the report was released in 2006 but the main bulk remained secret until the National Security Archive petitioned for its disclosure. Continue Reading »

Female ‘Immigrant-Soldier’ from US, Gets the Goods to Gaza

American born Nira Lee is an IDF officer for expediting humanitarian aid to Gaza.

While under rocket fire, a Gaza woman learned the true nature of the IDF when Nira pulled her to safety.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

An IDF officer who is the assistant foreign liaison officer to international organizations in Gaza is none other than a young native of Arizona named Nira Lee, who moved to Israel in 2010 after she earned a degree at American University in Washington, D.C.

Second Lt. Nira Lee

2nd Lt. Nira Lee – Israel news photo: IDF

With the rank of Second Lieutenant, Nira serves with COGAT, initials for the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories and the IDF unit responsible for implementing the Israeli government’s policy in Judea and Samaria as well as facilitating the movement of goods and people to and from Gaza.

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Ex-President Sold to the Saudis

Carter is making more money selling integrity, than he ever made selling peanuts. An Ex-President owned by the Saudis.

by Alan M. Dershowitz

 

I have known Jimmy Carter for more than 30 years. I first met him in the spring of 1976 when, as a relatively unknown candidate for president, he sent me a handwritten letter asking for my help in his campaign on issues of crime and justice. I had just published an article in The New York Times Magazine on sentencing reform, and he expressed interest in my ideas and asked me to come up with additional ones for his campaign. Continue Reading »

Iran warns NATO that Patriot missiles in Turkey could lead to ‘world war’

Islamic Republic officials cautioning that the stationing of NATO missiles could cause conflict in the Middle East and Europe

By Reuters

 

The planned deployment of NATO Patriot missiles along Turkey’s border with Syria could lead to a “world war” that would threaten Europe as well, Iran’s military chief of staff was quoted as saying on Saturday.

Patriot missile launched in the Negev desert

A Patriot missile launched in the Negev desert, February 4, 2003 during a joint U.S. and Israeli exercise codenamed “Juniper Cobra.” – Photo by Reuters

Turkey asked NATO for the Patriot system, designed to intercept aircraft or missiles, in November to help bolster its border security after repeated episodes of gunfire from war-torn Syria spilling into Turkish territory. Continue Reading »

Hungarian MP detained for burning Israeli flag, citing anti-Semitic slurs

MP Balazs Lenhardt participated in an anti-Semitic event where demonstrators shouted “Filthy Jews,” and “to Auschwitz with you all.”

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Independent parliamentarian Balazs Lenhardt was detained by Budapest police on Friday evening for burning an Israeli flag at an anti-Zionist demonstration in the Hungarian capital, Hungarian daily Politics reported.

Hungarians protest [archieve] - Photo: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters

Hungarians protest [archieve] – Photo: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters

A hundred demonstrators participated in the event organized by the Guardians of Carpathian Homeland Movement and the Guard Federation held in front of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, according to Politics.Demonstrators shouted anti-Semitic slogans like “Filthy Jews” and “To Auschwitz With You All.”

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Video clip of new group: Third intifada has begun

Video posted by newly-established terrorist group headed by members of  Fatah, Islamic Jihad, Hamas & PFLP says it will fight to recover ‘all of Palestine – from the sea to the river’.

By Elior Levy

Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron have distributed a video declaring the establishment of the “National Union Battalions,” which according to them will be jointly headed by members of Hamas, Fatah, Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front or the Liberation of Palestine as a means of consolidating the struggle against Israel.

Hebron after Friday prayers – Photo: George Ginsburg

In its announcement, the group stressed that while it supports the UN’s recognition of Palestine as a non-member observer state, it will fight to recover “all of Palestine – from the sea to the river.” Continue Reading »

Students Vote to Endorse BDS at the University of Toronto

The Graduate Student Union at the University of Toronto votes overwhelmingly to accept the BDS campaign against Israel.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

The Graduate Student Union (GSU) at the University of Toronto has decided to endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel.

Canada

Canada- file photo

A statement by a group calling itself “Students against Israeli Apartheid, University of Toronto” said that the GSU overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution to endorse the global campaign for BDS at their annual general meeting on December 10.

Over 150 graduate students were present at the meeting, of which approximately 97 percent voted in favor of the motion, with only a few students opposed, said the group’s statement. Continue Reading »

Israel21c presents their Top 10 ways Israel fights desertification

 

ISRAEL21c takes a serious look at Israel’s  worldwide reputation for its ability to turn barren desert into useful & arable land.

This past year’s erratic and violent weather is only a small taste of what’s to come, climate scientists predict, as the impact of global warming starts to hit. Weather will become more unpredictable, flooding will become even fiercer, and droughts and famine more widespread as land increasingly gives over to desert.

With desert covering a large part of its surface, Israel has had to quickly develop solutions for its lack of arable land and potable water. Continue Reading »

President Shimon Peres: Mossad is the best spy agency in the world

At an event which was held at the President’s Residence on Thursday, 12 outstanding Mossad employees were honored

Both Peres & Netanyahu praised the Mossad for its outstanding achievements throughout the years.

By Yori Yalon

 

In celebration of the Hanukkah holiday, President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu and Mossad chief Tamir Pardo attended a candle lighting event at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on Thursday.

President Shimon Peres (left), Mossad chief Tamir Pardo (center) and Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu light Hanukkah candles at the President’s Residence on Thursday. – Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO

During the event, twelve outstanding Mossad employees were given certificates of appreciation and Peres praised the Mossad for its outstanding achievements throughout the years.

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Released Documents show Pollard Sought Intel on Arab Nations

Recently declassified CIA documents reveal former Israeli agent foremost sought intel on Arab countries, & not the U.S.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Former Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard primarily sought information about Arab nations and not the United States, AFP, citing newly declassified CIA documents, reported Friday.

Jonathan Pollard red, white and blue - Photo: Courtesy

Jonathan Pollard red, white and blue – Photo: Courtesy

Pollard, who is serving a life sentence in a US prison for spying for Israel, told investigators he had been asked foremost for information on Arab or Pakistani nuclear programs and “Arab exotic weaponry,” AFP cited the top secret CIA documents as saying.

The documents also said that Israel “did not request or receive from Pollard intelligence concerning some of the most sensitive US national security resources.”

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Gaza border with Israel quietest in 20 years

Senior IDF officer tells Reuters that Hamas took a major blow during Operation Pillar of Defense

IDF source says army won’t keep to surgical strikes in next round dealing with terrorist groups

Reuters

 

Israel’s offensive on Gaza has deterred Hamas from new hostilities despite its claims of victory and the front is now at its quietest in 20 years, a senior Israeli military officer said.

Soldiers next to the border with Gaza Photo: EPA

Soldiers next to the border with Gaza – Photo: EPA

Vastly lopsided shelling exchanges over eight days killed 170 Palestinians and 6 Israelis before the November 21 truce brokered by Egypt.

Hamas, which for the first time managed to fire rockets towards Tel Aviv and Jerusalem during the conflict, says it won in the absence of an Israeli ground invasion that might have toppled its Gaza administration. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Foreign Minister Lieberman Resigns

Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman, decides to step down as FM & deputy PM, following decision to charge him with ‘breach of trust’

Lieberman says he wants to focus on clearing his name. Move unlikely to affect his election bid.

Attila Somfalvi

 

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced Friday that he has decided to resign from office following the breach of trust indictment pending against him.

ליברמן אתמול (צילום: AP)

Putting the matter to rest. Lieberman – Photo: AP

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein announced the decision to indict Lieberman on Thursday, in a case involveing the promotion of former Israeli ambassador to Belarus Ze’ev Ben Aryeh. Continue Reading »