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Nazareth and the next war

We are not done yet with the current war in Lebanon and clear signs of the next war have become very apparent and from...

The Knights of the Double Standard

There are occasions on which the moral dilemma, difficult and painful as it may be, requires that a decision be taken. In genuine moral...

Senior Israeli intelligence officer: ‘Our strategy isn’t working’

Israel's current strategy for countering Hezbollah activity in southern Lebanon "is not working... should be changed soon" according to an Israeli military intelligence officer. The...

Iran’s War: A Prelude to the Spanish Civil War

Think again. "This is more like the Spanish Civil War," says Daniel Seaman, an Israeli government spokesman. "What we are seeing is a series of...

Israel IDS Tyre as Rocket Source

Israel's military has identified the source of most Hizbullah rocket attacks against the Jewish state. Israeli military sources said Hizbullah has been using the southern...

Analysis: Now is the time for a better use of air power

A hard and fast rule of war is that the use of ground forces in urban combat is directly related to loss of life....

Jenin Redux: UNRWA Once Again Misleads the Media

Four years ago, Israel launched Operation Defensive Shield in response to a spate of horrendous suicide bombings. The theater of operations was the West...

Olmert: ‘West Bank withdrawal still on’ – Reaffirms Plan as Israel fights in Gaza,...

Even with a war in Lebanon after withdrawal from the country's border six years ago and with ground troops forced to return to Gaza...

An Analysis of the Hezbollah Anti-Ship Missile Strike: The Attack on INS Ahi-Hanit

On July 14, 2006, an anti-ship missile fired from Lebanon struck the Israeli SAAR-5 Missile Corvette (http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/naval/saar5/Saar5.html ) INS Ahi-Hanit. Reports are mixed as to exactly...

Nato Not Ready to Deploy Forces in the Middle East

NATO does not plan efforts to organize a peace-keeping force along the Israeli-Lebanese border. NATO sources said the Western alliance lacks the political will as...