IDF paratroopers in action
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Paratroopers Brigade recently staged a brigade-level parachute jump, for the first time in more than 15 years. This kind of jump is deemed necessary for any future conflicts far from Israel, when troops might need to be parachuted into enemy territory.
Comments (1) »“We are restoring a capability that we once had,” Paratroopers Brigade commander Col. Amir Baram told reporters ahead of the jump which was done from Israel Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft over the Negev Desert.
“We cannot know what will happen in the changing Middle East and every western military which respects itself needs to know how to parachute large forces, bring them back together and then launch an attack,” he added.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 4:54 PM | Stand for Israel
Happy New Year from the IDF!
Enjoy this New Year’s message from the Israel Defense Forces! Wishing a happy, safe, and blessed New Year to all.
Comments (2) »Friday, December 30th, 2011 at 10:06 AM | Stand for Israel
Israeli “apartheid”? We don’t think so
Monalisa Abdo
Meet Monalisa Abdo, the IDF’s secret weapon:
Not only is Mona Lisa an effective weapon against Arab anti-Israel terrorism and Islamofascism, but she is also one of the most effective weapons in the Israeli arsenal against the guttersnipes screaming about imaginary “Israel Apartheid.”
Why? Monalisa Abdo is a 19-year-old Israeli Arab serving proudly in an elite combat unit of the IDF.
Pop quiz: Where else in the Middle East could this have happened? The answer is easy. Only in Israel, my friends.
Comments (14) »Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 at 9:57 AM | Stand for Israel
Today in Israeli history — a groundbreaking aliyah
(Photo: IDF)
Comments (9) »On this date, 27 years ago, a historic operation was conducted that brought over 8,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel, to the place that had been the subject of their longing for so many years.
In the 1970’s, the Israeli government made the decision to authorize the use of the IDF to enable the immigration of thousands of Jews who were living in Ethiopia, a country that at the time forbade its citizens from immigrating to Israel. The operation was particularly challenging and risky and made even more so due to the fact that at the time no diplomatic relations existed between Ethiopia and Israel. The operation consisted of Ethiopia’s Jews first reaching neutral Sudan, then being transported by sea from there to Israel with help from IDF’s Navy. Between 1977 and 1984, about 5,000 Ethiopian Jews reached Israel this way, until the IDF’s generals decided that the transport posed too much of a risk for the new immigrants.
Monday, November 21st, 2011 at 3:15 PM | Stand for Israel
Protecting Israel from terror
Responding to the recent escalation of rocket fire stemming from the Gaza strip, IDF Chief Benny Gantz addressed the Israeli Knesset’s Defense Committee and stated that the Israeli army will eventually have to “launch a major offensive in Gaza,” in order to restore security to the southern Israeli cities that are under constant attack.
If and when the IDF launches a military offensive in the Gaza strip it would be the second of such operations since Israel’s disengagement from Gaza in 2006, which ended all military presence in Gaza and uprooted thousands of Israeli residents from the Gush Katif settlements.
While many in Israel thought that quiet would prevail as a result of the disengagement, the exact opposite has been true.
Since Israel’s evacuation of Gaza, Hamas has violently taken control of the strip and has launched a campaign of terror against the Jewish state. Islamic Jihad – which like Hamas receives support from Iran – has flourished in the Hamas ruled Gaza and is now responsible for many of the rocket attacks against Israel.
Israelis understand the necessity of launching a military offensive in Gaza to diminish the power of Hamas and Islamic Jihad and to deter terrorists from continuing to fire rockets into southern Israel. However, there is a great concern that anything short of retaking control of the strip and establishing the IDF as the sole power in Gaza will not lead to long term security in southern Israel.
Therefore, the more hawkish Israeli citizens believe that the army should reassert its power in Gaza to permanently root out Hamas and Islamic Jihad. However, realistically speaking Israel is not going to retake control of the Gaza strip in light of the political and diplomatic consequences that would ensue. Hence, any future operation in Gaza will be limited to destroying smuggling tunnels and terrorist training bases, confiscating or obliterating all weapons that are found, as well as capturing or killing Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists.
Unfortunately, a limited operation will only lead to temporary security for southern Israel. Even a highly…
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