Sanctioned Myanmar Sends Army Man To Israel
Myanmar’s military chief of staff made an official visit to Israel last week, the first military leader from that country, formerly known as Burma, to come here in 55 years.
Netanyahu To Visit Putin, Warn Against Syria Deployment
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is to travel to Russia next week to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding his country’s recently expanding role in the internecine warfare in Syria.
Netanyahu: ‘Rock Attacks Are Murder, We Declare War’
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday toured the spot where Arabs murdered a Jewish motorist in Jerusalem three days earlier and said he was declaring war on firebomb and rock terror.
After Iran Deal, Obama Struggles To Regain Israel’s Trust
Jerusalem – Seeking to sell his nuclear deal with Iran to a skeptical Israeli public, President Barack Obama has repeatedly declared his deep affection for the Jewish state. But the feelings do not appear to be mutual.
Israel – What The Third Lebanon War Will Look Like
It’s late summer, and all is quiet on the northern front. On the Lebanese side of the border, the extreme heat has driven shepherds and their wards to the shade. Lebanese army and UNIFIL troops take cover at their posts, and Hezbollah’s operatives those who are still in south Lebanon and have not been sent…
DetailsIsrael To Boost F-35 Capabilities After Iran Deal
Israel is actively working to double the range of its F-35 defense fighters, officials said Thursday, in an announcement made just before the Senate Congress vote on the Iran deal.
Israel, India Strike $400M Drone Deal
India and Israel’s military relationship grew further last week, after Delhi quietly purchased ten armed Heron TP drones from the Jewish state in a $400 million deal.
EP Decides To Label Golan, Judea and Samaria Products
The European Parliament passed a non-binding resolution Thursday calling on the European Union to differentiate “between Israel and its activities in the occupied Palestinian Territory” and to ensure “that all agreements between the EU and Israel must unequivocally and explicitly indicate their inapplicability to the territories occupied by Israel in 1967.”
Former CIA Director Petraeus Investing In Israeli Ship-Traffic Monitoring Startup
Former U.S. Central Intelligence director David Petraeus is investing in Windward, the Tel Aviv-based ship traffic monitoring startup, the company announced Wednesday, also noting that Dan Senor, co-author of “Start-Up Nation,” the 2009 book about the Israeli high-tech industry, would also be investing in Windward.
Mordechai Vanunu Arrested Over Channel 2 Interview
Convicted nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu has been arrested by police Thursday morning, for breaching the terms of his release by giving an exclusive interview to Israel’s Channel Two.