Posts Tagged: Ya’alon
Israeli Defense Minister: Relations With US Example of Stability in the Region
"The relations between the United States and Israel are an example of stability in the region, and we're trying to introduce and include other states in this ensemble," said...
Israeli Defense Minister Says Ready to Work With Arab Countries on Syria Strategy
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Israel was ready for the possibility of developing a joint strategy with Arab countries to address the situation in...
Israeli Defense Minister Rails Against IDF Whistle-Blower NGO Breaking the Silence
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon railed against Breaking the Silence, an Israeli NGO based in Jersualem, in a Facebook post on Monday, after the group took part in a Haaretz conference...
Israeli Defense Minister in Washington Predicts Iran and Its Mideast Proxies Will Grow Stronger Over Next Several Years
Iran and its Middle East satellites like Hezbollah and other groups are going to become stronger in the coming years, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon...
Netanyahu: Syria Won’t Be Used as Front Against Israel; IDF Preventing Weapons From Reaching Hezbollah in Lebanon
Israel is working to ensure that Syria does not become a front against the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday, according to Israeli news site nrg. The prime...
Israeli Defense Minister: We Don’t Know if This Terror Wave Will Stop Anytime Soon
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said on Friday that defense officials were unsure whether the current wave of Palestinian terrorist attacks convulsing Israel would end any time soon. "We...
Israeli Settler Leader: Expel West Bank Palestinian Terrorists’ Families to Gaza
About 1,000 demonstrators -- mostly residents of Gush Etzion, Kiryat Arba and the Har Hevron region -- gathered in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem on Sunday to demand...
After Iran Deal, Israeli Defense Officials Say Military Option Remains Ready
Israel will maintain its readiness to exercise a military option against Iranian nuclear sites despite the deal struck between the P5+1 powers and Tehran on...
Israel Warns Hezbollah Via Russia: Back Off Our Border and Interests Abroad
Israel has warned Lebanon based terror group Hezbollah not to approach the border or attack its interests abroad, in a message conveyed through Moscow,...
New IDF Chief, Lauded for Humility, Perseverance, Charged With Tackling Major Challenges
Incoming Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff, Maj.-Gen. Gadi Eizenkot is a quiet, determined man, who has more than proven his mettle against...
IDF Braces for Rocket Fire on Two Borders, Redeploys Infantry to Roiling West Bank (VIDEO)
As Israel's security cabinet goes into an emergency session Tuesday afternoon after Monday's dual lethal terror attacks, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon warned that Israel is...
Turkey’s Erdogan Abruptly Cancels Scheduled Meeting With Jewish Leader in New York
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday abruptly canceled a planned meeting with World Jewish Congress (WJC) leader Ronald Lauder in New York, according to...
Israel Approves Call-Up of 40,000 Troops for Possible Gaza Ground Operation
Instructing the Israeli army to "take the gloves off," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the cabinet on Tuesday approved a call-up of up to 40,000...
Ya’alon Regrets Support for Oslo Accords
Ynet- Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon addressed a conference at Tel Aviv University, commenting on two issues of utmost importance to the Israeli defense establishment: The Iranian...
