Israel’s Elite Unit 669 and the scars its members hide
A rescue drill was performed by Unit 669 of the Israel Defense Forces on April 2, 2014. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90. One of the most critical needs supported by American…
Ticking time bomb: West Bank is Israel’s next volatile border
IDF soldiers operating near Kalkilya in the West Bank, May 5, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT) According to Steven Erlanger in an article in The New York Times headlined, “Palestinian…
What would a Palestinian state look like the day after independence?
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Amman, Jordan, on Oct. 13, 2023. Photo by Chuck Kennedy/U.S. State Department. It would facilitate Iran’s…
The forgotten citizens of the North: A day on Israel’s Lebanese border
Eric Mandel is briefed on the Lebanese border by an IDF expert on Hezbollah missiles.(photo credit: Courtesy Eric Mandel) The world has forgotten about the displaced Israelis of the North,…