rning everyone The State of Israel has experienced some tough times during the past two weeks, and I am proud to be part of the team that directed Operation Pillar of Defense, both militarily and diplomatically, to its Fifty three years ago, in November 1959, I .successful conclusion enlisted to the IDF and for forty sev

You [Israel] scare us with what we love" hupfipalwatch.orgimain.aspx?fi=15784oc id=8094 by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik During Israel's Operation Pillar of Defense that aimed to destroy Hamas' terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, Hamas' TV propaganda included various ideological messages. Palestinian Media

rning everyone The State of Israel has experienced some tough times during the past two weeks, and I am proud to be part of the team that directed Operation Pillar of Defense, both militarily and diplomatically, to its Fifty three years ago, in November 1959, I .successful conclusion enlisted to the IDF and for forty sev

r this month when he seeks "nonstate" membership at the United Nations. For whatever reason, Hamas provoked Israel. And this week, in what it calls Operation Pillar of Defense, Israel responded with a provocation of its own, assassinating Hamas military chief Ahmed al-Jabari and sparking even greater escalation from both

09 of them combatants. The strategic environment during the 2008-2009 Operation Cast Lead was vastly different from the one Israel faces in today's Operation Pillar of Defense. To understand the evolution in regional dynamics, we must return to 2006, the year that would set the conditions for both military campaigns. Se