Written by Paul Alster

Paul Alster Special to IPT News
Haifa, Israel – If jihadi groups fighting to topple Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad succeed, "[i]t's us afterwards," warned Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. General Benny Gantz during a conference last week. "We could be the next challenge for the ... Read more: Israel Closely Monitoring Jihadis Moving into the Golan
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Written by Amos Yadlin

Although it is often claimed that a new minister does not have a single day to "learn the job," incoming Defense Minister Lt. Gen. (ret.) Moshe (Bogie) Yaalon will in fact have 100 days of grace. Accordingly, it is important that he devote this period to an in-depth study of the significant – and ... Read more: Israel's Incoming Defense Minister and the Hundred-Day Grace Period
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Written by Amb. Alan Baker

Vol. 13, No. 7 March 17, 2013
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Written by ITIC

The border with the Gaza Strip remained quiet this past week; no rockets were fired into Israeli territory. Read more: News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict March 6 - 12, 2013
This past week riots and violent confrontations continued in Judea and Samaria, although events in support of Palestinian prisoners were on the wane. The Temple Mount in Jerusalem was the ...
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Written by Memri

Ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Jerusalem on March 20-21, 2013, rumors were spread that he was planning to visit the Western Wall and Al-Aqsa mosque. Though these rumors received no confirmation from American or Israeli sources, Palestinian officials and clerics – from the PA, Hamas ... Read more: Palestinian Officials Warn Against Obama Visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque With Israeli Escort
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Written by Matthew Vadum

President Obama’s would-be defense secretary claimed in a speech that Israel is a treaty-breaking rogue nation that is in the process of becoming an apartheid state. The comments from top Pentagon nominee Chuck Hagel came two years ago during a question and answer session following a speech the ...
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Written by Terresa Monroe-Hamilton

In case anyone had any doubt, the Leftists have been busy little Marxists in Israel — that includes Obama. NGO Monitor just released its latest report on foreign government funding of radical political Israeli NGOs which are working in earnest to undermine Israel’s international ... Read more: Obama and the Leftist Infiltration of Israeli Media
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Written by Paul Alster

Paul Alster Special to IPT News
The general narrative of the situation in Hamas-controlled Gaza is of a people under siege, deprived of everyday goods, whose only means of receiving sufficient supplies is through the network of tunnels that bring a wide range of essential items from Egypt.
In fact, ...
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Written by Paul Alster

Paul Alster Special to IPT News
November's "Pillar of Defense" operation by the Israeli military included a couple of unpleasant surprises for Israeli citizens. For the first time, Palestinian terrorists fired missiles at the country's two population centers, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, sending ...
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