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Xinhua
April 30, 2018
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a meeting at the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 29, ... The two met at the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, as part of the newly-appointed U.S. secretary of state's first official visit to Israel.
Asharq Al-awsat English
April 29, 2018
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that Israel did not want to fight in Gaza or Lebanon again, nor would it get involved in the Syrian war, ... The minister, however, warned that his country would not allow Iranians to acquire nuclear arms or to build a military base in Syria that would threatenÃâà...
Haaretz
April 23, 2018
According to international flight tracking websites, over the past two years, six planes belonging to the Azeri defense ministry landed in an Israeli military base in southern Israel and took off several hours later after loading or unloading cargo. Azerbaijan and Israel have had a solid relationship for over 20Ãâà...
RT
April 23, 2018
In line with Israel's narrative that Iran is trying to establish a serious military presence in Syria, the Israeli defense minister said that “We will not allow for Syria to become a military base [for Iran]." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also warned on Friday that the IDF "will not shy away from actionÃâà...
Haaretz
April 23, 2018
Israel's defense industry is counting on a big boost in domestic arms spending by the army as defense and finance ministry officials begin talks on a 5 billion shekel ($1.4 billion) budget supplement over the next ... Advanced Israeli weapons sold to Azerbaijan exposed in army-produced pop music video >>.
Haaretz
April 22, 2018
When Lieberman was asked whether in fact there was no need to shed tears even if the assassination was not carried out by Israel, the Defense Minister responded: “A settling of scores among terrorist organizations, among terrorists, among various factions, is something that we see from time to time.
SFGate
April 22, 2018
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip — Israel's defense minister said Saturday that Hamas leaders are the “only culprits” in continued bloodshed on the Gaza border, as the European Union and a top United Nations official made new demands to investigate shootings of unarmed Palestinians by IsraeliÃâà...
Haaretz
April 16, 2018
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman did attend. He told the IDF staff that Israel faces a unified threat in the north by the "Lebanese army, which is cooperating with Hezbollah, the Syria army, the Shi'ite militias and above all, Iran. Together they form one front that is unified against Israel's northern front.".
South China Morning Post
April 8, 2018
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Sunday there were “no innocent people” in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip after days of protests and clashes left 30 Palestinians dead, including a journalist. “There are no innocent people in the Gaza Strip,” Lieberman told Israel's public radio. “Everyone'sÃâà...
Breaking Israel News
March 23, 2018
A report published ahead of Liberman's visit in defenceWeb, a portal on African defense issues, said Israeli arms sales to African countries are growing rapidly, with defence exports increasing 70% between 2015 and 2016 to reach $275 million. The report said that while 2017 figures are not yet available,Ãâà...
Al-Monitor
March 22, 2018
Now, it transpires that Olmert was the one who adopted one of the toughest defense decisions ever made by an Israeli prime minister. Even without his boastful interviews in recent days promoting his book, the public and the media would have given Olmert full credit for the way he made the decision to razeÃâà...
Sputnik International
March 22, 2018
Former Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz shared with the press the dilemmas he and his colleagues were facing after it was clear that an average-looking building in the Syrian province Deir ez-Zor turned out to be a nuclear facility under construction. As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has revealed,Ãâà...
גלובס
March 21, 2018
The new agreement, however, includes a clause that gradually eliminates Israel's option of converting 25% of the aid from dollars to shekels, and which currently gives the Ministry of Defense budget room for procurement amounting to hundreds of millions of shekels annually from Israeli defenseÃâà...
Al-Monitor
March 16, 2018
Intriguingly, the poll gave her more support than the leader of her former party Yisrael Beitenu, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman. The poll gave him only four seats, meaning that he could find himself below the threshold and out of the Knesset in the next election. Levy-Abekasis left Yisrael Beitenu in aÃâà...
DefenseNews.com
March 15, 2018
WARSAW, Poland — The Czech Ministry of Defence will not sign a much-awaited contract to purchase eight ELM-2084 multimission radars from Israel's IAI Elta Systems unless the radars are interoperable with NATO's air defense system, according to Defence Minister Karla Slechtova. “I will not acceptÃâà...
Haaretz
March 14, 2018
Israel's Defense Ministry lied to the media on two occasions, the state comptroller said in a report released Wednesday, sparking criticism about the credibility of the ministry and its public relations staff. As the watchdog puts it, the ministry's public relations department issued untrue press releases about aÃâà...
RT
March 8, 2018
The leaked Israel Defense Ministry paper was signed by Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and disclosed classified information concerning the military capabilities and operational methods of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Haaretz reported. According to the news outlet, which could not disclose anyÃâà...
The New Arab
March 6, 2018
"The Government of Israel Ministry of Defense (GOI-MOD) is interested in advanced Vulnerabilities R&D and zero-day exploits for use by its law enforcement and security agencies for a wide variety of target platforms and technologies," reads the letter, which Motherboard said was sent by an employee ofÃâà...
Haaretz
March 6, 2018
A top secret Israel Defense Ministry document, signed by Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, was recently posted on the internet. The document reveals classified information concerning the Israel Defense Forces' military capabilities and operational methods. The leaking of such materials constitutes anÃâà...
Haaretz
February 19, 2018
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday that Israel "destroyed a terror tunnel" in the Gaza Strip. Israel attacked underground infrastructure in Gaza with fighter jets early Monday morning, the Israeli army spokesperson reported. The attack, the army said, was in response to earlier rocket fire.
Haaretz
December 31, 1999
The announcement comes a day after Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that Israel may strike the Russian-made S-300 anti-aircraft defense ... between the countries over Israeli attacks in Syria, saying they were not the reason for Moscow's proposed supply of an advanced air defence system toÃâà...
Haaretz
December 31, 1999
For the first time, the MK noted this week, Bibi had planted in him the notion that the key to sustaining the coalition is held by the defense minister. He's the weak link – or the .... Is he fit – physically and mentally – to carry out all the tasks demanded of an Israeli prime minister? Because, hovering over him areÃâà...
Haaretz
December 31, 1999
The letter, which according to Motherboard was sent in 2015 on behalf of the Israeli Defense Ministry to five companies in the United States, seeks to purchase information and hacking tools to for the use of Israeli government organization. Such tools, dubbed “zero-days,” operate in a manner that enablesÃâà...
