Ariel: No Jew Will be Uprooted from Judea and Samaria
Housing Minister responds to Netanyahu’s comments that not all communities in Judea and Samaria will be part of Israel in a peace agreement. Housing Minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) declared on Sunday that no communities in Judea and Samaria will be evicted. The remarks come on the heels of comments by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu… […]
Read More →A Muslim Sheikh Remembers an Orthodox Settler Rabbi
By Anav Silverman Tazpit News Agency A year since the passing of peace activist and settler Rabbi Menachem Froman, his wife, Hadassah and close family friend, Sheikh Ibrahim Abu El-Hawa, a Palestinian Muslim, recently paid public tribute to the man who was well-known for his unique peace activities in the region. Rabbi Froman served as […]
Read More →What If Terrorists Could Shoot This Rocket at Your Country?
Courtesy: IDF Blog Iran tried to send powerful M-302 rockets to Gaza terrorists. Last week, IDF naval forces intercepted the weapons approximately 1,500 kilometers from Israel’s shores. Had Iran’s shipment arrived at its intended destination, Gaza terrorists would now be able to fire rockets almost anywhere in Israel. To put Iran’s threat in perspective, we created a series of […]
Read More →IDF Intelligence Chief: Iran’s Weapons Smuggling Violates International Law
Courtesy: IDF Blog The Israel Navy intercepted an Iranian weapons shipment headed for the Gaza Strip Wednesday morning. The operation took months to plan, and involved constant intelligence gathering by the IDF and Israel’s security services. Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Head of IDF Intelligence, held a press briefing Thursday, where he gave insight into Iran’s […]
Read More →Israeli Horseback-Riding Team makes History
First ever Nations Cup puts Israel on the road to 2016 Olympic Games in Rio By Aryeh Savir Tazpit News Agency JERUSALEM – The Israeli Equestrian Team made history this past Friday (Feb. 28) when they competed in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup, the first time that an Israeli team has ever participated […]
Read More →Israeli Navy Overtakes Iranian Weapons Ship in Med Sea
By Aryeh Savir Tazpit News Agency Early this morning Israeli Naval Commandos boarded a cargo ship carrying weapons off the coast of Sudan in the Red Sea, preventing an attempt to smuggle an Iranian shipment of advanced weaponry intended for terrorist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip. The ship was flying a Panama flag, but […]
Read More →Defense Minister Yaalon on the Weapons Seizure: “Iran Continues to Be the Greatest Exporter of Terror in the World”
By Aryeh Savir Tazpit News Agency JERUSALEM – After the IDF announced it has seized earlier this morning a ship carrying a weapons cargo destined to the Gaza Strip, Minister of Defense Moshe Yaalon said that Iran was responsible and that it works constantly to destabilize the region. “Weapons of strategic significance were discovered […]
Read More →Fear of Terror Attack: Gas Lines Cut in Jerusalem
By Aryeh Savir Tazpit News Agency JERUSALEM – Fire fighters evacuated dozens of residents from three buildings in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood in Jerusalem after two gas lines in the vicinity were severed. A burning candle and other filmable materials were discovered near one of the cut lines. Police now believe the lines were […]
Read More →IDF Targets Rocket Launching Squad in Gaza
Moments ago, an IAF aircraft targeted terrorists preparing to launch rockets in the northern Gaza Strip. The mission was carried out in order to eliminate an imminent attack targeting civilian communities of southern Israel. Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, IDF Spokesman: “IDF intelligence, operational capability and determination to eliminate a real-time threat keeps Israelis safe in their […]
Read More →What Happens after Terrorists Fire a Rocket at Israel?
You are going about your day, and suddenly the siren sounds. Terrorists have fired a rocket at your city. Who exactly tracks where the rocket landed, and who sends emergency forces to the scene? Meet the IDF reservists who are ready to help at a moment’s notice. Here in Israel, we all live under the […]
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