Haaretz has just published a revealing story (Hebrew version) adding further details to the failed IDF commando raid last November, which led to the killing of a Sayeret Matkal commander and nearly 20 Palestinian militants who detained them at a Gaza checkpoint. In the aftermath of the disaster, two senior IDF commanders have been either forced to retire or … [Read more...]
Bolton Sounds Drumbeat of War Based on Tenuous Israeli Claim of Iran Threat
Barak Ravid reported yesterday that the military escalation in the Persian Gulf announced by John Bolton (sending a carrier task force into the Strait of Hormuz) was a response to a Mossad intelligence report. UPDATE: It now appears that Bolton's statement about deployment of the U.S. carrier itself was misleading as the task force was already steaming to … [Read more...]
BREAKING: IDF Names New Commander After Disastrous Gaza Operation, His Identity is Censored
חשיפה: המועמד לפקד על מערך המבצעים המיוחדים של אמ"ן (ולשקם אותו אחרי כשלון הפעולה בעזה) הוא תא"ל אביהוד בן-ארי, לשעבר נספח צה"ל באיטליה Several months ago, I violated Israeli military censorship to report on the death of a senior officer in Israel's élite commando unit, Sayeret Matkal. He'd been tasked with planting spy devices inside Gaza. Due to major … [Read more...]
BREAKING: IDF Plans Gaza Invasion in May, Military Censor Squelches Report
.חשיפה: צה"ל מתכונן למלחמה בעזה בחודש מאי. הכתבה צונזרה ע"י הצנזורה הצבאית حصري: الجيش الاسرائيلي يستعد لشن حرب على غزة في شهر مايو Last Saturday, Ynet posted a detailed account of IDF war plans against Gaza, Hamas: the Clock is Ticking (Hebrew). The article by Ron Ben Yishai, known as a devout military reporter/stenographer, recounts that the new army … [Read more...]
