Posts Tagged: Israel Rockets
How Israel Achieved a Year Without Rockets
No rockets out of Gaza for one full year. That has never happened before. Ever since Gaza acquired rockets for the first time in 2001, its numerous terror groups have never stopped firing....
What It’s Like to Be in High School and Run for Cover From Rockets in Israel
I found myself barefoot as I sprinted across a courtyard in the early hours of Shabbat, pulled from my sleep by the sound of a...
Greek Parliament Approves Purchase of Rocket Systems From Israel
Greek lawmakers approved late on Thursday the purchase of 36 PULS rocket artillery systems from Israel for about 650 million euros ($757.84 million), two officials with knowledge of...
The View From an Israeli Bomb Shelter: 60 Seconds to Survival
In the 1970s, I arrived in Israel as an exchange student from Berkeley. The country was still reeling from the Yom Kippur War -- having narrowly...
Current War Exposes a Shocking Reality: Israel Does Not Have True Air Superiority
Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, experienced the London Blitz in World War II. Though he was not a military man, he well understood the...
More Gaza Civilians Killed by PIJ Rockets Than by Military Strikes: Israeli Army
Israel’s military spokesperson told reporters on Monday that more civilians in the Gaza Strip were killed by failed rocket launches by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)...
How You Can Help Israel Fight the Rockets
I’m tired of making the same arguments. I’m tired of asking what country would endure 160 rockets in one day, let alone hundreds in a...
Gaza Conflagration Highlights the Differences Between Hamas and Islamic Jihad
The latest conflagration between Israel and Gaza, which erupted within hours of the killing of Islamic Jihad senior commander Baha Abu al-Ata, underscores the crucial...
The West Bank and the Lessons of the Gaza Conflagration
The latest Gaza conflagration was all but predictable. Though lacking advanced weapons systems such as fighter aircraft, tanks, and artillery, Hamas and Islamic Jihad have...
More Accurate Rocket Attacks on Israel Could Lead to a Full-Scale War
The latest rocket attacks on Israel -- approximately 200 so far -- are being well-handled by the Iron Dome air defense system and by the...
Self-Defense for Everyone — Except Israel
JNS.org - When Israeli forces launched a surprise attack against a senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Gaza, four likely reactions were expected...
How Will Hamas Respond?
JNS.org - Israel landed a double blow on Tuesday against Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Iran’s proxy in the Gaza Strip, through simultaneous air operations on...
Israel and the War of Deterrence
JNS.org - I’ve never liked the word “deterrence.” It sounds so dry and lifeless compared to the dramatic idea it signifies, which is “I’m scared...
Cracks in the (Iron) Dome?
Israel and Hamas have denied reports that they have reached an agreement on a six-month ceasefire. Irrespective of any credence one wishes to ascribe to...
