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operation protective edge
When people don’t trust their leaders to run a war, they turn to comptrollers
Shmuel Rosner
February 27, 2017
Making a home for lone soldiers fighting for Israel
Ryan Torok
September 15, 2016
A sign on a kitchen cabinet at the Beit Shemesh Home for Lone Soldiers explains color designations for meat, dairy and pareve dishes.
Israel’s best kept secret (weapon) is a tour guide
Danielle Berrin
September 7, 2016
Our group’s infatuation with Michael Bauer began in a small conference room at Tel Aviv\’s Carlton Hotel, where he stood at the front of the room armed with a set of maps and taught the history of Israel — from Abraham to Operation Protective Edge, the most recent Gaza war — in 45 minutes.
Israeli army closes 13 investigations of alleged misconduct during ’14 Gaza war
Jewish Journal
August 24, 2016
The Israel Defense Forces has closed 13 criminal investigations of alleged misconduct during Israel’s 2014 war in Gaza “without undertaking any criminal or disciplinary proceedings.”
Moving and shaking: Lev Chayal, Salute to Hollywood gala and more
Ryan Torok
July 14, 2016
Gal Malachi and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers under his command were stationed in a United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Gaza when the building suddenly collapsed: It had been booby-trapped by Hamas.
8 Hamas members missing in Gaza tunnel collapse
Jewish Journal
January 27, 2016
Eight members of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas have not been accounted for since an underground tunnel collapsed in Gaza.
Is Israel being judged too harshly?
Jewish Journal
August 13, 2015
Civilian casualties caused by coalition against ISIS highlight the limitations of air power.
Lessons of Gaza: 10 years later
Uri Dromi
August 4, 2015
Anniversaries always present us with an opportunity to reflect on the past and to try to learn from history.
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