Ex-IDF General Udi Adam Named Defense Ministry Director-General
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Udi Adam has been appointed director general of the Defense Ministry, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon announced on Tuesday.
Israeli Defense Minister: Iran Setting Up Global Terror Network, ‘Including In Europe and America’
Israel’s defense minister on Wednesday accused Iran of building an international terror network that includes “sleeper cells” that are stockpiling arms, intelligence and operatives in order to strike on command in places including Europe and the U.S.
Ehud Barak: Ya’alon and Steinitz Nixed Iran Strike in 2011
Former Defense Minister Ehud Barak is claiming that Israel was ready to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities in 2011, but Ministers Moshe Ya’alon and Yuval Steinitz refused, and the plan was nixed.
Defense Minister Ya’alon: Israel ‘Not Responsible’ For Iran Nuke Scientists’ Lives
Israel is not responsible for the lives of Iranian nuclear scientists, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said in an interview published Friday, making a less-than-veiled threat that covert assassination missions blamed on Israel could resume.