Posts Tagged ‘ IDF ’

Turks expect ‘Tens of Millions’ in compensation from Israel

Turks expect ‘Tens of Millions’ in compensation from Israel

Tzippy Livni discussed with Turkish officials the possibility that Israel would compensate families of the Maramara dead David LevJustice Minister Tzippy Livni on Sunday spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, discussing the possibility that Israel would pay reparations to the families of nine Turkish supporters of Hamas who were killed in 2010 aboard the Mavi Marmara, after they attempted to attack and murder IDF soldiers as part of the Gaza flotilla. Turkey's vice-premier, Bulenbt Arink, told Turkish media Sunday that a meeting and discussion in compensation had taken place, but gave no details. Turkish media reported Sunday that the…

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Residents of Judea and Samaria respond to terror on the roads, take security into their own hands

Residents of Judea and Samaria respond to terror on the roads, take security into their own hands

By Aryeh Savir Tazpit News Agency Following the recent deterioration of the security situation in Judea and Samaria, local residents have decided to take their security into their hands, reinitiating the civilian based recon unit which was operative during the second Intifada. In recent months there has been a sharp upsurge in terrorist attacks against the residents of Judea and Samaria. The number of stone and fire-bomb attacks on the roads has increased dramatically. To contend with this reality the local security councils have decided to reestablish the civilian security patrols on the roads. The IDF has lately decreased the…

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3,000 ultra-Orthodox receive IDF draft notices, to be called up by August

3,000 ultra-Orthodox receive IDF draft notices, to be called up by August

F120701YS02-635x357By Asher Zeiger Some 3,000 ultra-Orthodox Israelis have received call-up orders to the IDF and will be enlisted for active service by August 2013, the army announced on Thursday. The young men who were slated to join the military had until recently deferred their service due to their religious beliefs, Maj. Gen. Orna Barbivai, the head of manpower in the IDF, told Israel Radio. 2013 will be the first year in which the number of ultra-Orthodox draftees will be in the thousands, she said. Barbivai also expressed concern regarding the inordinate number of Ethiopian soldiers currently serving out sentences in…

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Israeli priest hounded for his support of Israel

By Aryeh Savir Tazpit News Agency Last weekend, Father Gabriel Nadaf (39), a Greek Orthodox priest from Nazareth, challenged a boycott against him and attempted to enter the Church there to recite a prayer and light a candle. He was accompanied by Israeli Border Police officers and supporters, who came to ensure his safe passage into the church. Nadaf was excommunicated by the Orthodox Church Council after he expressed his belief that Christian youth in Israel should fully integrate into Israeli society, serving in the IDF or in the National Service. Since then, he and others, like Father André Alamiya,…

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US to give Israel thousands of “bunker buster” bombs

US to give Israel thousands of “bunker buster” bombs

Pentagon asks Congress to increase military aid to Israel by $647M with aim of replenishing IDF munitions following recent Gaza campaign Ynet Published Israel News The Pentagon has appealed to Congress in a bid to increase the United States' military aid to Israel by $647 million, Ynet learned Tuesday. According to a Bloomberg report, in wake of Operation Pillar of Defense, the Pentagon wants to arm the IDF with a tail kit system used to convert free-fall bombs (Photo: AP)into satellite-guided ordnance, as well as with missiles that can be mounted on F-15 and F-16 fighter jets and are capable…

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Not the typical IDF soldier’s mom

Not the typical IDF soldier’s mom

Muslim Arab Mother Whose Son Serves in the IDF Speaks Out By Anav Silverman Tazpit News Agency Anet Haskia is not the typical mom of a soldier serving in the Israel Defense Forces. A Muslim Arab, who grew up in a mixed Arab-Jewish city in the north, Haskia is breathing a little easier this week. For Haskia, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision not to enter the Gaza Strip last week was “brave and right.” The mother of three children, with a 20-year-old IDF combat soldier, Haskia told Tazpit News Agency, that “many Israeli soldiers’ lives were saved thanks to…

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From fighter pilot to gold medalist

Israeli Pride at the London Paralympics Games 2012 By Aryeh Savur Tazpit News Agency Noam Greshuny’s story is one of triumph of the spirit. Six year after being critically wounded during the Second Lebanon War, Gershuny won a gold medal at the Paralympics Games in London playing tennis. He beat the number one ranking player, the American David Wagner 6:3, 6:1. When he ascended the podium to receive the medal and heard the Tikvah playing in the background he was overcome by his emotions, shedding a tear. During the second week of the Second Lebanon War, on July 20th, two…

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Off the beaten track: An explosive history

Off the beaten track: An explosive history

Mount Bental, which has been an inactive volcano for 50,000 years, offers stunning views of the north of the country. By JOE YUDIN Joe Yudin owns Touring Israel, a company that specializes in “Lifestyle” tours of Israel. We make our way up the winding road climbing Mount Bental, an extinct volcano on the northern Golan Heights, which last erupted over 50,000 years ago. I open the windows of my van and as we climb the temperature drastically drops, which is quite welcoming in the August summer heat.

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Bullet Proof Grenade Developed In Israel

Israel Bullet Proof Grenade, Israel Grenade, New Grenade, World News JERUSALEM -- Israel Military Industries says it has developed a unique grenade that doesn't explode when hit by shrapnel, bullets or even if exposed to fire. Moshe Elert, a senior official with the state-owned defense company, said Monday the new mechanism could save soldiers' lives. He would not elaborate on how it works. He said it was developed after two soldiers were killed in 2010 when a grenade one was carrying was hit by a bullet and exploded. Elert says there have been many similar cases around the world, and…

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A story of strength

A story of strength

Tazpit News Agency Menifa alumnus: “I believe this was the most important decision I ever made in my life and I have no doubt that Menifa led me to this choice” By Alisa Bodner Tazpit News Agency A few years ago, Shalom was wandering the streets of Israel after he was thrown out of his high school for refusing to come to class. Now- only four years later- Shalom is completing a commander’s course is an elite unit of the Israel Defense Forces and already has dreams to study engineering after he finishes officer’s school. What can be attributed to…

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