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Ronen Bar, the newly appointed head of the Shin Bet security services, leaves his home in central Israel, Oct. 11, 2021. Photo by Flash90.

Ronen Bar becomes chief of Shin Bet security agency

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Israel’s government approved Ronen Bar as the new chief of the Shin Bet intelligence agency on Monday. Responding to the development, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz tweeted: “Ronen, in my name and in the name...
Military defense products and platforms at the Association of United States Army (AUSA) exhibition and conference in 2017. Source: Screenshot.

Israeli Defense Ministry presents products, platforms at key American exhibition

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Israel’s Ministry of Defense is presenting a series of products and platforms at the annual Association of United States Army (AUSA) exhibition and conference in Washington D.C., being held from Oct. 11 to Oct....
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and officers of the Israel Defense Forces during a “Brotherly Covenant” ceremony held at the Memorial Monument to the Bedouin Warriors in northern Israel, Oct. 6, 2021. Photo by Alon Nadav/Flash90.

More than 600 Bedouins enlist in IDF in past year, encouraged to join tech...

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More than 600 Bedouin Israelis enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces in the past year, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Wednesday during a ceremony held to honor Bedouin contributions to the security...
The U.S. Capitol Dome. Credit: Orhan Cam/Shutterstock.

Iron Dome funding to Israel delayed in Senate, though favored to pass

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Assistance funding for Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system was temporarily delayed in the U.S. Senate this week when it appeared as a sidenote to the Senate’s fight to avert a government shutdown. While working on...
An Iron Dome air-defense battery set near the southern Israeli city of Ashdod fires an intercepting missile on July 14, 2014. Photo by David Buimovitch/Flash90.

The baleful significance of the Democrats’ Iron Dome fiasco

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According to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, when the Democrats withdrew from their embattled spending bill $1 billion in emergency funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system, this was merely a “technicality” that would...
Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) speaking on the floor of the House about a bill to fund the Iron Dome missile-defense system to Israel. Source: Screenshot/C-SPAN.

After rough few days, Iron Dome funding prevails, but not without partisan finger-pointing

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Pro-Israel Democrats scrambled on Thursday to restore approximately $1 billion to help fund the replenishment of Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system after funding was stripped earlier this week from the House of Representatives’ legislation...
The U.S. Capitol building. Credit: Tupungato/Shutterstock.

Bennett, Gantz thank US after lawmakers overwhelmingly approve Iron Dome funding

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz posted messages of thanks to the United States minutes after the House of Representatives voted in favor of supplying Israel with $1 billion worth...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, June 2021. Source: Benny Gantz/Twitter.

Gantz holds call with Austin to discuss how to halt Iran nuclear program

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz held a call with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday, said Gantz’s office in a statement. The defense ministers “discussed regional developments, including the need to stop the...
A senior Israeli delegation, which was led by director-general of Israel's Ministry of Defense Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Eshel, participates in the annual U.S.-Israel Defense Policy Advisory Group in Washington, D.C., from Aug. 24-25, 2021. Credit: Julian Kemper/U.S. Department of Defense.

Senior Israeli delegation takes part in joint US defense-policy advisory group

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A senior delegation from Israel’s Ministry of Defense took part in a two-day annual dialogue with U.S. counterparts in Washington, D.C. “The leaders discussed global and regional security challenges with a focus on the threats...
Iranian C-14 class missile boat. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Report: IDF intensifies attack options against Iranian missile, nuclear program

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Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said on Wednesday that Iran’s nuclear progress has led the military to hasten its operational preparations for preparing an attack option against Tehran’s nuclear...