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Outgoing IAF chief confesses

admin — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:10:24 +0000

that under political orders he routinely endangers Israeli pilots to low-altitude missions over Gaza, putting Israeli helicopters and fighter jets in the range of Palestinian anti-aircraft fire.

Barak: Wait till the Palestinians run out of rockets

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:04:35 +0000

Defense Minister Ehud Barak promised to residents of Ashkelon that the rocket attacks from Gaza won’t last forever if only the Jews are patient. Barak acknowledged that IDF’s targeted strikes on Gaza don’t prevent rocket attacks.

IDF misuses military privilege

admin — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:39:20 +0000

for political ends. Jewish Army once again destroyed a makeshift Hazon David synagogue in Hebron and declared the place a closed military territory.

IDF forms the first haredi special forces unit

admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:58:40 +0000

Israeli army commandment is traditionally apprehensive of ultra-Orthodox Jews, but they showed themselves excellent soldiers. As the enlistment rates among secular Jews are falling, the IDF would have no choice but to ease the access of haredi Jews to combat units.

The infamous Taiba roadblock abandoned

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:15:01 +0000

Following on Ehud Barak’s promises to Rice, the IDF dismantled the roadblock near Taiba village. The previous time when that roadblock was left unmanned, Palestinians shot a Jewish woman there in 2002 after which the roadblock was immediately reinstated.

Israel won’t attack Iran soon

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:58:25 +0000

IDF Home Front Command will distribute refurbished gas masks in 2009, so the army doesn’t expect the Iranian or Syrian retaliatory attack any time sooner.

Perez’ bill makes cannon fodder prohibitively expensive

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:58:03 +0000

In preliminary reading, Israeli Knesset passed a bill pegging IDF conscripts’ wages to the minimum wage. Currently, IDF conscripts in non-combat units receive $100 per month. The bill is unlikely to pass in the final reading, as the IDF lacks sufficient budget.
Israel can safely abandon conscripting the girls, who are given almost no meaningful roles in the IDF.

IDF pushes religious Jews out of combat units

admin — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:56:35 +0000

IDF Human Resources’ boss Stern clashed again with yeshivas for “failing” to comply with his demand of providing conscripts for mixed religious-secular units. As a punishment, Stern banned yeshiva students from the prized Golani and paratroopers’ brigades.
IDF screams of yeshiva students refusal to serve in the army, and further discourages them by requiring their integration in mixed (in practice, secular) units.
IDF doesn’t want highly motivated religious Jews who would refuse the orders to pity Arab civilians or destroy Jewish settlements.

US lasers no good

admin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:10:54 +0000

IDF delegation visited New Mexico test range for Skyguard laser defense systems. During the test firings, the Skyguard intercepted only 8 out of 36 rockets. Israel develops her own anti-rocket Iron Dome defense system, more reliable than lasers are so far, but hyper-expensive as it uses interceptor rockets.

IDF: Killed Jews are less of a trouble

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:04:09 +0000

IDF instructs the troops operating in or near Gaza to shoot the kidnappers even at the risk of harming Jewish captives. After the Israeli ruling demagogues put an immensely high price tag on Cpl. Shalit, valuing him at a thousand of terrorists, the army cannot afford more kidnappings.

Barak engages in well-intended demagoguery

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:32:47 +0000

Defense Minister atheist Ehud Barak refused the draft exemption to all new Jewish religious schools. Barak’s action is merely symbolic, as the students would be nominally enrolled in the schools approved for exemption before.
At the same time, the IDF drives the religious Jews away by decidedly mixing them into non-religious environment instead of allowing them all-religious units. In truth, the army doesn’t want religious Jews as they are immune to peacenick indoctrination, merciless to Arabs, and won’t obey the government’s orders to uproot Jewish villages.

Barak’s high level

admin — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:47:09 +0000

Defense Minister Barak called Israel’s incursion in Gaza a “high-level” operation. If blowing up Hamas’ empty offices and killing 0.05% of its guerrilla force is a high-level operation, then Lebanon-2006 was Star Wars?

Tales from Amos

admin — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:11:49 +0000

Chief of Israel’s Military Intelligence told the government that rocket attacks on Israel intensified after the IDF dealt “a huge blow” to Hamas, killing 5 of its operatives (out of 20,000) trained “in Lebanon, Syria, and Iran.” Amos Yadlin did not elaborate why the five operatives were so greatly important to Hamas, what immense terrorist act they prepared, what moved them to receive training in all the three major terrorist countries, or what so critical training is required for a terrorist act.

Sderot sues Barak

admin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:12:29 +0000

Residents of the bombarded Israeli town demand that the IDF installs the laser anti-rocket defense system Skyguard, available immediately from the American suppliers. The Skyguard is much cheaper than the planned Iron Dome system. Israel curtailed the development of extremely promising laser weapons three years ago as a part of military budget cuts.
Another option is Phalanx anti-rocket artillery system, which is also cheaper than Iron Dome and available immediately.
Both Skyguard and Phalanx are mostly short-range systems, but several installations on Sderot’s outskirts can cover the town.
Amir Peretz preferred the Iron Dome as it provides jobs for his Histadrut constituency, even though it would take years to finish that system while Sderot residents suffer daily.

Barak seeks to renew Ottoman rule

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:38:49 +0000

Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak offered Turkey to send its troops for peacekeeping in Gaza even though peacekeepers failed miserably in Lebanon and earlier in the Sinai. Barak also promised to invade Gaza against Hamas, and do something bad to Hezbollah, Al-Hayat reports.

Israeli soldiers cannot kill, smoke

admin — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:26:44 +0000

IDF soldiers are almost banned from shooting at Palestinians. Israeli Knesset took Smoking Kills slogan to heart, and also banned smoking at the IDF bases. Next thing you know, it would be illegal for soldiers to swear.

IDF fears

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:04:54 +0000

Palestinian fighter stubbed an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint near Jenin. The other soldiers merely restrained the attacker instead of killing him on the spot. Israeli soldiers are routinely arrested, tried, jailed for shooting the Arabs.

IDF bombs, attacks a Syrian village

admin — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:19:50 +0000

Regrettably, that was only a Joint Forces Exercise near Eilat.

Barak: Elect me, please

admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:36:35 +0000

Barak promised the IDF will restore security to south Israel. Oh, really? Why was that savior wasting time during his eight months in the office now?

Halutz entered war room only once

admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:49:08 +0000

According to IDF General Staff report, Chief of Staff Dan Halutz was seen in the war room just once during the entire Lebanon war.

Army officer jailed for successful operation

admin — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:56:20 +0000

In August 2007, IDF’s helicopter dropped Gigi’s unit in an Arab village near Hebron where the soldiers were supposed to patrol on foot - an order close to death sentence. To save his soldiers, Gigi hijacked Arab taxi and strangled the driver to keep him from rallying the neighboring Arabs against the soldiers. When another Arab ran at the car with spade, Gigi ordered to shoot him non-lethally. Soon, the soldiers returned the car to its owner and left. Yaacov Gigi sentenced to 15 months in prison for hijacking Arab taxi and shooting a Palestinian.

India launches Israeli spy satellite

admin — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:07:04 +0000

After the US pressure on India caused several delays, India delivered Israeli TecSar spy satellite into orbit. The satellite employs advances synthetic aperture radar instead of cameras, and has resolution of just 4 inches. TecSar, as well as other Israeli spy satellites will show the Iranian nuclear facilities Israel failed to bomb.

Israel test-fires Jericho III missile

admin — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:24:45 +0000

Israeli Army successfully tested a two-stage nuclear-capable Jericho III ballistic missile with up to 3,000 miles range and 2,000 lbs payload.

Israel’s military plans: kicking Jews out

admin — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:25:03 +0000

Defense Ministry announced that Olmert keeps on hold its plans to demolish the Jewish hamlets (outposts). Acting on the wishes on their masters from the US Administration, Israeli Army officials drew plans for evicting the Jews rather than defending them. Olmert again proves himself a capable right-wing politician who continuously postpones the demolition.

Defense a thousand times the cost of offense

admin — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:34:46 +0000

Israeli government approved another $200 million for the Iron Dome system which might protect Israel from Katyusha and Kassam rockets. Sort of increasing the height of our ghetto’s walls. A Kassam rocket cost below $200.

IDF removes mezuza

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:44:15 +0000

Israeli soldiers placed mezuza in Hebron Casbah, a closed military zone. Peace activists condemned the move, IDF removed the mezuza, and now investigates the outrageous incident.

Initiation into MAGAV - tearing pubic hair

admin — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:17:28 +0000

Kfar Saba court hears a criminal case against three MAGAV officers who conducted the initiation rite over a recruit. MAGAV is a notoriously brutal Israeli Border Police, regularly used against Jewish conservative demonstrators.

IDF knows traitors in the government

admin — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:54:16 +0000

Speaking before Winograd Committee, Israel’s Attorney General Mazuz testified that during the 2006 Lebanon war the IDF refused briefings to the full government because it was certain the information would be leaked.
Mazuz also confirmed that Israel relies on double jeopardy to prevent other countries from trying Israeli officers for war crimes. Israeli prosecution stages domestic investigations and Israeli courts acquit the offenders or slap them with minor punishments, so that other countries won;t be able to try them for the same war crimes again.

Military Intelligence: Hey, it’s one nuke only!

admin — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:37:06 +0000

Israeli Military Intelligence prepared an upbeat report: no threat of a major war with Arabs - in the next two years while Arabs are upgrading their arsenals, Iran experiences difficulties with nuclear enrichment and will produce only a single nuclear bomb in 2008, Syria accumulated thousands of mid-range missiles capable of striking anywhere in Israel but doesn’t intend using them.

Defense Ministry takes over Sderot

admin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:39:35 +0000

After Sderot mayor quit amid the impossibility of maintaining life in the town showered by rockets, Israeli Defense Ministry declared “special situation” in Sderot, essentially marshal law. It remains unclear how the army can improve the life in Sderot, and whether the IDF which fails to protect residents of Sderot has moral right to rule over them.

Gabi Ashkenazi’s god is Druse

admin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:32:55 +0000

Trying to flatter Druse soldiers, IDF Chief of Staff called them “column of fire.” Hebrews saw God as the cloud of fire in Sinai.
Ashkenazi also called Druse Muslims “sons of Maccabees” - Jewish religious fundamentalists who massacred Jewish reformers and their foreign supporters.
Ashkenazi lacks equally kind words for ultra-Orthodox Jews who serve in the IDF.

IDF soldier sentenced for selling a rifle to an Arab

admin — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:39:32 +0000

The soldier will serve jail sentence of 5.5 years. Israeli government delivered thousands of automatic rifles to Palestinians.

Orthodox draft-dodgers?

admin — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:34:23 +0000

It is a cliche that ultra-Orthodox Jews dodge the IDF draft. IDF’s figures tell a different story: 51% of youth in the ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem dodge the draft, but also 34% in the all-atheist Tel Aviv. Is something rotten in the state of Denmark?

Warming news from IDF Intelligence

admin — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:20:31 +0000

The head of research at the IDF intelligence: Iran will have nuclear weapons by 2009, Hezbollah has long regained its strength, and Syria builds its firepower and air defenses with Russian support.

Will smaller kickbacks do?

admin — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:29:57 +0000

The IDF claims it needs additional $250 million to purchase and refurbish gas masks. Jewish population of Israel, short of those permanently living abroad, is about 4.5 million. Of them, 2 million own acceptable gas masks. The cost of refurbishing 1.5 million masks and buying another 1 million is much more moderate by the market prices than the IDF claims.

IDF conducts experiements on human beings

admin — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:22:18 +0000

Doctors for Human Rights petition the Supreme Court to release information on the IDF experiments in which 700 soldiers were injected with unspecified substance.

A murderer of Gush Katif promoted to IDF deputy chief of staff

admin — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:30:42 +0000

Dan Harel, an OC Southern Command in 2005 who commanded the troops that assaulted Jewish defenders of Gush Katif, becomes Ashkenazi’s deputy.

IDF welcomes new cannon fodder

admin — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:30:27 +0000

Ashkenazi, Barak praise IDF’s Nativ program which oversees conversion of Gentile IDF conscripts to Judaism. Ashkenazi earlier pushed for dismantling ultra-Orthodox platoons in the IDF, a move that pushed ultra-Orthodox conscripts away from the army. IDF is notoriously anti-religious, but deems Jewish religiosity good for Gentiles.

A third of Israelis is mad, two-thirds subscribe to MAD

admin — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:29:41 +0000

Only 72% of Israelis (presumably, Jewish Israelis) support using nuclear weapons against our Arab enemies in the Mutual Assured Destruction scheme (Simons Foundation poll).

IDF misuses its rights for political purposes

admin — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:55:22 +0000

IDF closed off several sites in Judea and Samaria where conservative activists sought to erect hilltop outposts to prevent Arabs from shooting at Jewish villages.

IDF grows soft, arrests murderers

admin — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:11:34 +0000

Seven years after the event, IDF arrested one of the peace-loving Arabs who murdered two Israelis in Ramallah. Abbas neglected arresting him. Earlier, Israel had a policy of assassinating killers of Jews rather than arresting them to be released later.

IDF discusses doctored report seven years late

admin — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:53:25 +0000

IDF abandoned its previous silence and demanded that France 2 channel delivers the entire footage of the purported shooting of a 12-year Palestinian. The myth of IDF killing al Dura in Gaza made headlines in the year 2000 and reverberates among Muslims.
IDF commission of inquiry concluded soon after the event that IDF soldiers could not possibly shoot the young Arab, and he was killed by the Palestinians who staged the event. Then-prime minister Barak refused to publicize the IDF’s findings.

IDF suspends good soldiers

admin — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:57:07 +0000

The seven soldiers refused to evict Jews from Hebron. The eviction serves to stigmatize the soldiers. Using the IDF against Jews is completely illegal.

IDF plans for more junk

admin — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:10:23 +0000

IDF lacks money for training and basic maintenance, but Asheknazi’s budget proposal includes purposeless high-ticket items like missile ships and stealth fighters, too expensive to risk in battles and lacking adequate Arab adversaries.
Arab enemies embark on a different strategy, buying just good enough Russian MIG-29 and 31 at 20% the cost of hyper-expensive F-35 eyed by the IDF. United Arab Emirates also ordered F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and uniquely received friend-or-foe modification codes; IDF won’t know whether it is fighting its own or Arab F-35.
IDF moves toward the politically correct no-friendly-casualties war with production of Namer APC based on Merkava tank platform. Too heavy and costly, with limited operational lifespan, Namer will somewhat better protect the troops. Israel abandons her original emphasis on mobility and efficiency.
IDF will purchase Littoral Navy ships – which even the US Navy eventually refused due to rampant costs. Lockheed Martin pushes Littoral to Israeli buyers.

IDF soldiers rise up to police standards

admin — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:50:09 +0000

IDF arrested three Arabs throwing stones at Israeli troops near Hebron, King David’s seat of power. IDF routinely instructs soldiers to drive away when attacked with stones. The assumption is that soldiers should not use their weapons to hurt Arabs if they can drive away to safety. Israeli civilians such as Michael Ezer were previously sentenced for kidnapping after conducting civil arrest of Palestinian stone-throwers.

IDF rids itself of the best commanders

admin — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:48:50 +0000

A commander of the famed Givati Battalion will be removed under the left’s pressure for shielding Jewish soldiers during antiterrorist operation. The Supreme Court outlawed a military practice intentionally misnamed “human shield” whereas the IDF sends Palestinian neighbors to ask the hiding terrorists out of the house to avoid combat.
The Givati commander was sacked after a media-savvy Palestinian terrorist sent a 14-year-old girl out of the house instead of coming out himself, and the girl was shot.

IDF slowly regains moral health

admin — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:48:15 +0000

12 IDF soldiers refused to evict two Jewish religious families from Hebron. A similar number pretended sick. Major General Shamni ordered trial of the soldiers who refused evicting fellow Jews. Refreshingly, several rabbis counseled the soldiers to refuse the shameful mission. The developments are in stark contrast to the complacency about Gush Katif eviction.
2,500 IDF troops will guard the institutional murderers from Border Police evicting the religious Jews from empty stalls in abandoned Hebron marketplace. The funny part is that IDF will guard the police ostensibly against Palestinians who are expected to attack the police while it evicts the religious Jewish families.
The market in question, among many other properties, is legally owned by Jews but taken over by Arabs after the 1929 Hebron massacre of Jews.

It’s better to be Israeli Arab than a Jew

admin — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:35:33 +0000

IDF pushes for legal repressions against draft-dodgers. The draft dodgers in question are religious Jews who refuse to serve in decidedly secular IDF environment and be showered with peace propaganda – though most would gladly serve in religious units which the IDF refuses to expand.
Israeli Arabs do not serve in the IDF or in alternative civil service like Jewish leftists and pederasts. Israeli Arabs, however, live in tax-free environment, are virtually exempt from obtaining building permits, and will now receive free university tuition on par with Jewish combat soldiers.

Government pays off the IDF

admin — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:48:05 +0000

Military budget is increased by mere $750 million annually ostensibly to correct the Lebanon war’s problems. Money, however, doesn’t correct the lack of strategy and leadership.
Arab military purchases dwarf the IDF’s budget. US sells $20 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, and UAE in a single deal. US alleviated Israeli concerns over strengthening her enemies by increasing military aid to Israel from $2.4 to 3 billion annually.
With Russia arming Iran and Syria, and the US arming the rest of Arabs, the IDF’s prospects are increasingly gloomy.

Olmert’s government ties IDF hands

admin — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:33:29 +0000

IDF decried Israeli government approach of containing Hamas instead of assaulting the group which has 13,000 fighters, hundreds of whom underwent military training in Iran.