Following shots fired at IDF soldiers patrolling the Golan Heights, the Israeli Air Force successfully destroyed an ISIS terrorist cell in Syria. Using the Syrian civil war as justification to set up shop on Israel's northern border, ISIS and other terrorists cells backed by Iran threaten Israel's security. However, Benjamin Netanyahu (Prime Minister of Israel) …
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David’s Sling Missile Defense System to be Operational in 2016
Israel's Missile Defense Organization has successfully test-fired and completed the last phase of trials for David's Sling, capable of intercepting rockets with a range of 200km. It is intended to accompany the already-operational Iron Dome missile defense system, proven reliable in intercepting missile with a range of 70km. The Defense Organization is also working on …
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IAF Working Covertly in Syria
In 1979, Samir Kuntar and 3 other PLO terrorists infiltrated Israel by boat from Jordan to launch a terrorist attack. After killing a police officer, the terrorists broke into an Israeli home, murdering a man and his daughter. Kuntar was arrested and imprisoned for 30 years before being released as part of a swap of …
Greece, Syria, Russia in the News
Though time has not allowed me to stay as up-to-date with current events as normal, I am aware of international news concerning Israel. Here are a few happenings since I departed for Israel several days ago. Greek’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was in Israel just before I arrived, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …