Monthly Archives: March 2009

Anti-Aircraft Battalion To Be Deployed Near Gaza

The Israel Air Force (IAF) is now establishing a new anti-aircraft battalion whose task will be to test the Iron Dome anti-ballistic missile system for intercepting Qassam and Grad rockets fired from Gaza Strip...

More Israeli Soldiers Want To See Combat

Motivation to join the Israeli army’s leading fighting units is increasing. Eighty-two percent of newly recruited soldiers this year asked as their first choice to enlist in combat units, said Israel Defense Forces IDF Chief...

IDF Chief Of Staff Refutes Claims Of Israeli Atrocities

Yesterday morning, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) chief of the general staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, delivered a speech while visiting new IDF recruits where he affirmed his belief the soldiers under his command...

A Castle For All Seasons

The history of the Jewish, Medieval Catholic and Muslim rule in the Holy Land and the ongoing fight for control is encapsulated by one site perched on the shore in the Town of Tiberius...

Sestak: Tighter Reins On Palestinian Funds Needed

Documentation showing the Palestinian Authority (PA) routinely transfers American, European and Israeli aid monies to Hamas and harbors terrorist groups such as Islamic Jihad and the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade has a prominent local congressman...

Large-Scale Terror Attack On Israeli Shopping Mall Prevented

In an afternoon press conference yesterday, Israeli police described how a large-scale terror attack was prevented in Haifa on Saturday night. They described a car containing 220 lbs. of explosives, found parked in a...

Israeli Satellite In India’s Service

India has purchased a spy satellite manufactured by the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and plans to launch it into space in April. The advanced satellite will help India defend itself against terror attacks of the...

Iran Challenged In Continuing Aid To Hamas

Iran could encounter difficulty in maintaining its military aid to the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, according to a report issued by the Israel Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. “As opposed to Lebanon, however,...

Israeli Intel Detects al-Qaida Expansion

The Middle East Newsline has obtained a report from Israel Security Agency, the ISA, which has determined that al-Qaida has been expanding its operations around Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. In an assessment,...

Netanyahu Offers Ehud Barak Partnership In New Israeli Government

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu awaits the response of Israel Labor Party Chairman Ehud Barak regarding the possibility the Labor Party will join the coalition. If Mr. Barak, the current defense minister, makes it clear...