Posts Tagged: IS
Where Did the Islamic State Come From?
The simple answer - and the one you'll hear most often - is that IS, or Islamic State (formerly ISIS) emerged out of al-Qaeda, gathering...
Syria Fighting Stalls Golan Apple Harvest Shipment to Syria
For the second year in a row, Israeli Jewish and Druze apple growers on the Golan Heights are unable to send their produce to Syria,...
Before Obama’s Major US Policy Address, Netanyahu Convenes Security, Legal Chiefs to Strategize Foiling ISIS
Scant hours before US President Barack Obama is scheduled to present an operational strategy against the Islamic State (ISIS), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Reported Jerusalem-Based ISIS Group Calls for Killing Twitter Staffers
A reported Jerusalem- based, ISIS-supporting group on Sunday called on "lone wolves" to kill Twitter employees who close down supporting accounts, the website Vocativ...
Israel’s Lapid: The ‘Real War Today is Between the Sane and the Insane’
Declaring that "The real war today is between the sane and the insane," Israel's Finance Minister and a Security Cabinet member, Yair Lapid,...
IAF Bolsters Sorties Along Syrian Border; Any Spillover ‘Will Cost Them Dearly’
Senior Israel Defense Force officials said in recent days that they will not countenance any infiltrations by Syrian aircraft or ground vehicles, and that the...
IDF Saved Irish Soldiers From Death or Abduction by Jihadis in Golan Rescue: Sources (VIDEO)
Israel Defense Forces soldiers saved a contingent of 130 Irish UNDOF soldiers from being killed or taken hostage by Islamist militias in the Golan Heights...
Rising Regional Threats Prompt Extension of Mossad Chief Pardo’s Tenure (VIDEO)
As regional threats multiply, Israel's legendary Mossad chief, Tamir Pardo, is on his way to a fifth year in the key post responsible for ensuring...
Sotloff’s Israeli Hosts: ‘Steven Always Walked Into the Lion’s Den’ (VIDEO)
Israelis, reporters and editors who hosted and worked with 31-year-old Steven Sotloff, announced beheaded by ISIS terrorists on Wednesday, praised his doggedness in getting "behind-the...
Northern Israelis Evacuated as Fighting Nears Golan Border; ISIS Said to be Close (VIDEO)
In the Golan, fierce battles between pro-and anti-Syrian government forces close to the border with Israel on Wednesday prompted the army to evacuate residents and...
Islamic State Fighter: Hezbollah and the Jews Are Next
"From Syria, we'll expand the caliphate, Allah willing, and Hizbullah and the Jews will meet their fate, and soon," vowed an American-born 26-year-old Islamic...
Experts Say Islamic State is No Threat to Israel – For Now
A number of Israeli analysts are claiming that the self-declared Islamic State (IS) does not directly threaten the Jewish State - at least, not...
