Tag Archives: IDF

Only 13 years late, Israel officially refutes the Al-Dura hoax

Posted on 22 May 2013 by

This week, only thirteen years too late, when all the damage has long been done, Israel officially announced that according to its investigations, Mohammed al-Dura was not hit by Israeli bullets, and in fact didn’t die in the incident. “Contrary … Continue reading →

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Yom Hazikaron 2013 – Israel’s Memorial Day

Posted on 15 April 2013 by

Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism began a few hours ago at sundown, signalled by a one-minute siren during which everyone stood to attention and traffic came to a standstill. The annual ceremony took … Continue reading →

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IDF boosts forces on the Golan after UN kidnapping, threats from Syrian rebels

Posted on 10 March 2013 by

As I’ve written previously here, the civil war in Syria is approaching perilously close to Israel’s border and sometimes even spilling over into Israel with stray tank shells and mortars.  This danger was just ratcheted up a notch over recent … Continue reading →

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Post-Operation Pillar of Cloud final roundup and analyses

Posted on 25 November 2012 by

When considering Operation Pillar of Cloud, and the Israel-Gaza crisis in general, it is helpful to consider “how did we get from there to here?”. To me it seems obvious that the “original sin” was the withdrawal (aka “Disengagement” or … Continue reading →

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Explaning the uneasiness about the ceasefire

Posted on 22 November 2012 by

In my previous post I spelled out quite clearly my own, very negative and suspicious, feelings on the subject of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. I am not alone in these sentiments. I bring you here a … Continue reading →

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“We cease, they fire”. So much for that “ceasefire”

Posted on 22 November 2012 by

Did anyone say “Ceasefire”? What a joke. From the Times of Israel live blog (the tail end of yesterday’s, really).  The items are in reverse chronological order. 11:25 The remains of a Katyusha rocket were found in the Negev, Ynet … Continue reading →

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