Tag Archives: IAF

What is behind the latest rise in Palestinian terror attacks?

Posted on 25 December 2013 by

A couple of weeks ago I posted about the huge rise in terrorist incidents in recent weeks, involving mainly rock-throwing and launching Molotov cocktails.  These were followed by the murder of an IDF soldier on the Lebanese border. This upswing … Continue reading →

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Blue Flag air drill hosted by the IAF – the largest military exercise in Israel’s history

Posted on 27 November 2013 by

Israel has been hosting the “Blue Flag” military exercise, the largest international air force exercise in its history this week. In an ironic twist of historical timing, one of the participating air forces was Greece – yes, that Greece, the … Continue reading →

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The perfidious White House leaking Israeli secrets again

Posted on 3 November 2013 by

A few days ago a mysterious explosion destroyed another Syrian missile base, apparently from a missile launched from the sea.  Despite the rumours and the usual finger-pointing at Israel, Israel kept maintained a strict silence as it usually does after … Continue reading →

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On Syrian missiles and the world’s Israel obssession

Posted on 15 July 2013 by

Did we or didn’t we? Bomb Syria’s Russian-made Yakhont missiles that is. According to assorted sources Israel did indeed destroy these missiles via a submarine fired-missile. Honest Reporting brings us the Sunday Times article on the story: According to the … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Israel and “The Next Lebanon War”

Posted on 30 June 2013 by

This is a guest post by Brian Goldfarb, a frequent commenter and occasional guest-writer on this blog. Western military analysts have, for many years now, designated the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) as the best small army in the world. This, … Continue reading →

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Hezbollah fights for Assad; and how a US leak endangers Israel

Posted on 20 May 2013 by

The violence in Syria has spilt over not only into Israel, (a further incident occurred today) but is threatening to spread into Lebanon with the increasing involvement of Hezbollah terrorists fighting on the side of Assad against the rebels: [...] … Continue reading →

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