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{image_1}The State of Israel has all sorts of assets, but the sympathy of the European countries is not among the important ones. It is certainly not as important as another asset we tend to overlook: our independence. The world's empathy is important when rockets are fired at Israel from the south, but it is more important to take out those who are doing the firing. The same goes for the diplomatic arena: if attacked, we must return fire.
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{image_1}In an astonishing display of hypocrisy, numerous UN country delegates gave impassioned speeches on November 27 objecting to resolutions criticizing the murderous regimes of Iran, North Korea, and Syria. The delegates said they rejected the very notion of singling out countries, and then they proceeded, mere moments later, to adopt a resolution—which many of them also co-sponsored—singling out democratic Israel.
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{image_1}On November 29, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution to upgrade Palestine from an “entity” to the status of a “non-member observer state.” The final vote tally was 138 in favor, 41 abstentions, and 9 opposed. The countries who voted in opposition were Israel, US, Canada, Czech Republic, Panama, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, and Palau. Britain and Germany were among the nations that abstained.
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{image_1}An American strike on Iran could delay the Islamic Republic's nuclear program by four years; an Israeli strike could delay it by two, whereas a military operation could lead to an all-out war in the Middle East, unite citizens in Iran, and widen gaps between the Western and Islamic worlds, a recent report published by the “Iran Project” revealed.
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{image_1}Preparing for Iranian reaction to a possible nuclear attack? The Education Ministry directed primary schools across Israel to practice online distance-learning in order to prepare for a drastic happening such as war or an earthquake.
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{image_1}A year and five months after the Iron Dome intercepted its first rocket, President Shimon Peres awarded the inventors of the aerial defense system the Israel Defense Prize for 2012. The prestigious prize was granted to eight engineers who work for the Defense Ministry's Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and the Air Force.
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{image_1}Earlier this year, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) purchased 2,000 Hummers from the US Army that were left behind with they withdrew from Iraq. They have low mileage and were purchased at less than one-third the standard price, according to a WorldTribune.com article. “The new vehicles, which will expand our fleet, will significantly improve our maneuvering ability during an emergency,” explained Maj. Amit Trep, head of the Department of Weapons Mobility. “This will be a giant leap forward.” They will arrive in Israel in stages at around 100 per month, according to the IDF’s Web site.
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{image_1}”The Home Front Command is prepared for a wide variety of threats,” Maj. Gen. Eyal Eizenberg, chief of the Home Front Command. “Israeli civilians must understand that in the next war, they are part of the system, and that the outcome of the next campaign depends on the resilience of the home front.”
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{image_1}Israel Defense Forces [IDF] officials painted a bleak picture of a future conflict between Israel and Lebanon, saying that it will probably entail a massive response by the IDF, including the deployment of ground forces. On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Second Lebanon War, IDF officials expressed grave concern over the future of the relative calm noted on the Lebanese border [to date].
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{image_1}After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved 851 new housing units for settlements in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's spokesman said that the decision was “sabotaging” the peace efforts.
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