Tag: IDF
Lt. ‘Yod’ first Israeli Air Force pilot of Ethiopian heritage
Lt. “Yod” will officially become the Israeli Air Force’s first pilot of Ethiopian heritage when he completes the elite pilots’ course on Wednesday.
The new pilot’s name could not be released, due to security concerns.
As...
Two IDF soldiers laid to rest, another two hospitalized after new round of attacks
Cpl. Yosef Cohen and Sgt. Yuval Mor Yosef were laid to rest in separate funerals on Thursday and Friday, after being murdered in a shooting attack at the Givat Asaf Junction between Ofra and...
Reservists on Duty: Using personal experiences to combat anti-Israel sentiment on campus
campuAs American university campuses continue to be an active battlefront in the fight for Israel, well-trained reinforcements can be useful, even necessary. That’s where Reservists on Duty (RoD) comes in.
Established in 2015 by reserve...
Veterans of Israel’s first war share stories of victory and pain
A new initiative has seen Israel’s first soldiers from the 1948 War of Independence meet with the modern generation of combat officers to pass on some their memories from an era in which grueling...
‘We don’t want a repeat of Yom Kippur War catastrophe’
Israel Defense Forces’ Ombudsman Maj. Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Brick urged the Knesset on Wednesday to name an investigative committee to probe what he called “serious problems with the IDF’s organizational culture.”
Speaking before a Knesset...
IDF starts new department for interested female soldiers: Army Kashrut
Women enlisting in the Israel Defense Forces will now have a new department available in which they can fulfill their years of service: Army Kashrut.
For the first time, women will be able to fill...
Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi named as next chief of staff of Israel Defense Forces
Israel’s cabinet officially confirmed Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi—former head of military intelligence and the Northern command, and current deputy chief of staff—as Israel’s 22nd Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff.
Kochavi will replace current IDF...
Did Israel-Hamas ceasefire strengthen Hamas for the next round of fighting?
The ongoing violence perpetrated by the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and the recent barrage of rocket fire—more than 450 rockets and mortars in less than 48 hours—pointed at Israel’s south had an unintended consequence. In...
IDF enlistment officer describes ‘moving encounters’ with North American Jewish youths
“That was a real wow for me,” said Lt.-Col. Tzachi Revivo, deputy commander of the Meitav recruitment unit of the Israel Defense Forces, who recently visited North America and acknowledged being moved by encounters...
Lieberman’s sudden resignation exposes deep rift over Gaza strategy
For several weeks, outgoing Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman had made his dissatisfaction with Israel’s approach to Hamas in Gaza public—very public.
Assuming the position of the internal dissenter, Lieberman made it clear that his call...