White House budget plan contains full $3.3 billion in promised military aid for Israel
Military aid for Israel apparently has avoided the budget axe. The 2020 fiscal plan sent by the White House to Congress on Monday includes the full $3.3 billion in assistance promised under a 10-year memorandum of understanding, despite spending cuts throughout the proposal.
Air Force vet to serve as marshal of Warriors’ Day Parade
Leading the parade as one of two honorary parade marshals will be Capt. Mort Lightstone, who spent 28 years as a navigator in the Air Force.
Roytenberg: The consequences of decades of Israeli concessions
David Roytenberg examines why the international community must apply pressure to the Palestinian leadership to try to end their intransigence and usher in a better future for both Israelis and Palestinians.
Jewish couple gives $75,000 to military families for Christmas
The couple provided the families of Canadian Forces personnel stationed overseas with $50 grocery store gift cards to go towards their Christmas dinner.
Understanding Israel’s lone soldiers
A letter from an active soldier with the IDF
Arab Gulf states to buy version of Iron Dome?
Such a deal could reportedly be worth billions of dollars
This Ethiopian singer got her start in IDF band
Israeli-born singer Ester Rada and her hot band brought their invigorating blend of Ethiopian jazz, R&B and funk to Toronto recently for the city’s 14th annual Small World Music Festival.
Disabled IDF vets share stories with high school students
IDF soldiers addressed Hebrew Academy students in grades 9 through 11,recounting the emotional and physical trauma they experienced
Gaza rocket intercepted over Ashdod in southern Israel
As Israelis were in the midst of Sukkot festivities, terrorists in Gaza launched a Grad rocket deep into southern Israel on Tuesday night. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over the coastal city of Ashdod.
No injuries or damage were reported.
Israelis invite Mark Ruffalo to Sderot to see other side of the conflict
While Mark Ruffalo (The Avengers, Foxcatcher) was one of many actors who were vocal about their support for Palestinian statehood during last summer’s 50-day war between Hamas and the IDF, he had since remained relatively silent on the issue, until Aug. 31 when he tweeted a link to an online petition calling global leaders to "lift the Gaza blockade."
