Posts Tagged: Pillar of Defense
The New Silk Road Brings Weapons to Gaza and Beyond
November's "Pillar of Defense" operation by the Israeli military included a couple of unpleasant surprises for Israeli citizens. For the first time, Palestinian...
Obama Won’t Win in Israel
Who said President Obama dislikes Benjamin Netanyahu? It is simply not possible to imagine a bigger favor the President could have done for the Prime Minister than...
CNN: IDF Use of Twitter One of “Top 12 Tech Stories of 2012”
CNN ranked Israel's use of micro-blogging site Twitter during the Jewish state's recent Operation Pillar of Defense on its list of the "Top 12 Tech...
Ceasefire Breached: Rocket Fired at Israel by Gaza Terror Group Falls Short
The first rocket since the Nov. 21 Israel-Hamas ceasefire was launched from Gaza on Sunday night. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officials said the rocket, which fell...
As Terror Attacks Increase, Samaria Residents Protest Security Deterioration
Over 120 residents of Samaria's Neve Tzuf community celebrated the last night of Chanukah by lighting candles at the eastern entrance of the town. The...
Report: Hamas ‘Thoroughly Daunted’ by Israel Following Gaza Conflict
Don't be fooled by Hamas's ongoing celebrations in the aftermath of its conflict with Israel in Gaza, according to one senior Israeli military officer. Hamas...
New Gaza Perfume Named for Hamas-Iranian Missile
A cosmetic company in Gaza has launched a new perfume named M-75, after the new long-range missile designed by Hamas with Iranian assistance. The missiles,...
Hamas to Create ‘Palestinian Defense Ministry’
At a ceremony honoring Hamas terrorists, Interior Minister Fathi Hammad, who oversees Hamas's police apparatus, announced plans to establish the first-ever Palestinian "Defense Ministry," the Jerusalem...
Supermodel Refaeli, Pillar of Defense Among 2012’s Top Google Searches by Israelis
Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli was the woman Israelis searched for most on Google in 2012, according to Google's annual Zeitgeist list, which surveys the search...
Build, Bibi, Build
In recent days, Israel has been subjected to what Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot termed a "diplomatic tsunami." Frantic efforts to halt Israel's operation Pillar of Defense...
Netanyahu: Root of Conflict Not Construction, But Refusal of Israel’s Right to Exist
In the wake of European allies such as Britain, France, and Germany publicly slamming the Israeli government's construction plans, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that the root...
Anshel Pfeffer and Haaretz Publish Hamas Disinformation After it Has Been Exposed
In a column published during Israel's recent "Operation Pillar of Defense" in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, correspondent Anshel Pfeffer wrote about four-year-old Gazan Mahmoud Sadallah, whom...
Why Abbas Went to the UN and Israel Didn’t Invade Gaza
Before a radio interview this week, the host sent a list of questions that might arise. The answer to an extraordinary number of them was,...
Gaza Rockets Have No Impact on Tel Aviv Fashion Week
A slew of international fashion experts and journalists recently visited Israel during Tel Aviv Fashion Week, held in November on two separate occasions--before and after...
