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Commentary: Golan Next?

Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter (Kadima) caused quite a furor yesterday when he advocated withdrawing from the Golan Heights in the interests of making...

My Cousin’s Wedding: Dedicated to Benjy Hillman, killed in action in Lebanon

It was a storybook wedding; such a fine picture they cut, the handsome young Israeli officer in slacks and a white shirt, dancing with...

Hamas Seeks To Copy Hizbullah Atms

Israel has assessed that Hamas intends to capitalize on the success of Hizbullah's war against Israel. Israeli officials said Hamas plans to copy variants of...

Commentary on Post- Cease Fire Israel Situation

The Jerusalem Post reported today that Kofi Annan is expected to recommend that the enlarged UNIFIL forces that will deploy in Lebanon will be...

At This Stage of the War – Israel’s Achievements Significant

There are two ways to evaluate the outcome of a military conflict: The degree of success the sides to the conflict had in realizing their...

Commentary on Post-Ceasefire Israel

Friday night a commando unit from Sayeret Matkal (General Staff Reconnaissance Unit) executed an operation in Baalbek, in the Bakaa Valley; the IDF says...

Hizbullah Returns to South Lebanon

Israeli military sources said Hizbullah fighters and operatives were seen returning with tens of thousands of Lebanese residents to the communities from which they...

The lessons of Lebanon – II “We has met the enemy, and he is...

The war did not go well. It's easy to point to Hizbullah's six years of preparations, its fanatic devotion to death, and an endless...

Iranian School Books Prepare a New Generation for War with America

A new study of 115 Iranian school textbooks concludes that Iran is preparing its children for war, and is willing to risk massive casualties...

Israeli Government Prepares to Demolish 24 Jewish Communities

Three days after the onset of a shaky ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel's military has been ordered to prepare for an evacuation of Jewish outposts...