An article published in the latest issue of The Weekly Standard highlighted the IDF’s international law unit, called “Dabla,” and described the lengths the IDF and Dabla go through to avoid civilian casualties when conducting airstrikes. The IDF uses the first document​—​called a “target card”​—​when commanders prepare strikes against enemy targets. During the Gaza...

A rocket was fired at Israel by militants in the Gaza Strip late Saturday evening, triggering air-raid sirens throughout the southern city of Ashkelon and the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. The rocket struck an open area and no injuries were immediately reported. Hours later, the IDF struck what it dubbed...

Israel’s foreign ministry blasted the Swiss government for funding an exhibit by the anti-IDF group Breaking the Silence, Agence France-Presse reported Wednesday. Israel’s newly appointed deputy foreign minister Tzipi Hotovely is determined to prevent the exhibit from taking place, ordering both the ministry and Israel’s embassy in Bern to examine ways of...

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed into law a measure prohibiting the state from doing business with any firm that boycotts Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. The bill makes no mention of Israel directly, but prevents public entities from contracting with businesses engaging in the “boycott of a person or an...

Representatives of the Israeli government and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia met publicly in Washington D.C. to discuss their governments’ shared concern about the threat posed by Iran, The New York Times reported Thursday. A new merging of strategic interests between Saudi Arabia and Israel was on display on Thursday as...

In an essay published Wednesday in the Times of Israel, Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz stated that President Barack Obama does not understand the concerns of the Israeli people, despite Obama’s claims to the contrary. Horovitz stated that he endorses “every word” Obama has said about resolving the conflict with the...