Released Palestinian Terrorists Usually Return to Killing and Maiming

Written by Marty Roberts on March 9, 2010 – 6:10 pm -

If you don’t believe it, just ask the terrorists sitting in prison waiting for the next release of prisoners…the next “good-will” gesture on Israel’s part…the next “confidence-building measures” imposed on Israel by the US and Europe. Or, more likely, the next exchange of a zillion palestinian terrorist prisoners for one innocent Israeli captive, dead (G-d forbid) or alive.
They are seriously talking about releasing this guy, even though he has publicly announced that he fully intends to return to murdering and maiming innocent Israelis. So far, Netanyahu and the Israeli government is standing strong against the insanity of releasing these murderers, but we’ll see…It ain’t over till it’s over…
Abdullah Barghouti



Abdullah Barghouti: I will keep fighting occupation


Hamas ‘engineer’, who was sentenced to 67 life terms for several deadly terror attacks, says PM Netanyahu sabotaged execution of prisoner swap securing Gilad Shalit’s release. ‘He is far more concerned with Kadima’


Reprinted from YNet News Sharon Roffe-Ofir

Abdullah Iyad Barghouti, who has been mentioned as one of the Hamas officials currently jailed in Israel that the organization demands in return for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, does not believe he will be freed in the near future, and blames Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for sabotaging the deal.

“There is no way the deal will be executed soon, Netanyahu does not want to execute the deal, he is busy with many other things,” Barghouti said Sunday afternoon at a hearing on the conditions of his imprisonment at the Nazareth District Court. The hearing addressed whether or not Barghouti should remain in confinement.

After he told the court that there is “no way” he believes in the Israeli court system, he responded to questions by reporters – in fluent Hebrew. He stated that if he were to be released, he would continue to “fight the occupation.” When asked if he was referring only to the occupation in Gaza or in other places, such as Nazareth, he said: “The occupation in all of Palestine”.

Barghouti answering questioning in court on Sunday (Photo: Hagai Aharon)

Of the prisoner exchange deal he said, “I was the third name in the deal, Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat were before me. Hagai Hadas signed, the German mediator signed, and Hamas signed. When it reached Netanyahu, he zigzagged and caved. He is more concerned with other things. For example, he is far more concerned with Kadima.”

In response to a question on the captive soldier’s condition, he said, “As far as I know he is 100% okay, he is normal, he eats, he drinks, he sleeps. We do not hurt our prisoners.”

Barghouti, a relative of jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti but a member of the rival Hamas organization, is considered the movement’s “engineer”. He was convicted of involvement in terror attacks that claimed many victims, including the suicide attacks in Café Moment and Sbarro in Jerusalem, the Sheffield Club in Rishon Lezion, and the bus 4 line in Tel Aviv.

In total, Barghouti was responsible for the murder of 66 Israelis and the injury of some 500. In 2004 Barghouti was sentenced to 67 life sentences.

In the past two years Barghouti’s name has come up repeatedly as one of the “four officials” that Israel refuses to release and that make up the main obstacle standing before the completion of a prisoner swap. The list also includes Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Saadat and Hamas member Ibrahim Hamed, who is considered head of the organization’s military wing in the West Bank.

According to other reports, the list of prisoners Israel refuses to release includes other members of Hamas’ military wing such as Abbas a-Sayed, Jamal Abu al-Hija, Hassan Salameh and a number of female terrorist.


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Israel’s Fighting Beauty Queen…Shavit Wiesel

Written by Marty Roberts on March 9, 2010 – 9:56 am -

This gorgeous young Israeli lady had to get permission from her commanding officer to attend the beauty pageant…which she won…She is an Israeli soldier on active duty in the army!!!
I bet MY army is prettier than YOUR army (and we fight pretty well, too)…
Miss Israel



Miss Israel 2010 crowned


Shavit Wiesel, 20, wins beauty pageant in Haifa ceremony marking competition’s 60th anniversary


Reprinted from YNet News Roni Amar

Shavit Wiesel, 20, of Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel was crowned Miss Israel 2010 on Monday. The Miss Junior Israel title was awarded to Bat-El Jubi; Adi Sassi was named Miss Teen Israel; and the Miss Congeniality title was given to Shel Arazi. Another runner-up was Gal Erez.

Wiesel is an Israel Defense Forces soldier serving in the Teleprocessing Branch and has had a steady boyfriend for the past five years. After her army discharge she intends on volunteering and has expressed a interest in working with children with special needs.

During the ceremony, which was held in Haifa and hosted by model and presenter Hila Nachshon, singer Harel Skaat – Israel’s representative to the Eurovision song contest – and 1973 Eurovision winner Anne-Marie David performed a duet in French.

Other performance included that of singers Maya Bouskila and Moshe Peretz.

Among the judges were LaIsha women’s magazine editor Miriam Nofech-Moses, model and actress Agam Rodberg, singer Amir Faye Guttman and model and presenter Ilanit Levy.

Monday’s event marked the contest’s 60th anniversary and allowed the audience to vote and influence the judges’ choices for the first time.


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Support the IDF in New York TODAY!!!

Written by Marty Roberts on March 9, 2010 – 9:39 am -

If you are in or near NYC and you support the IDF (Israeli Army), you need to head for this site THIS EVENING!!!
Israeli Soldier



Counter protestesting protestors at Friends of the IDF dinner – 9 March NYC


TO CONCERNED JEWS – BE THERE WITH US – TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 5-7 PM – NYC
Posted Thursday, March 04 @ 15:39:13 EST
URGENT COUNTER-PROTEST , TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 5-7 P.M.

TO ALL THOSE WHO CARE ABOUT ISRAEL – IT IS URGENT THAT YOU ATTEND THE
COUNTER-PROTEST RALLY

Across from the WALDORF ASTORIA – PARK AVE.,bet. 49th & 50th , NYC


Reprinted from IMRA

UPDATE:
The NYPD has switched the locations for Tuesday night WE ARE GOING TO BE on
PARK at W. 50th – 51st, and the Haters will be at W. 48th – 49th.

On Tuesday, March 9, The Friends of the IDF is having their annual dinner at
the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC. We have learned that there will be an Arab
demonstration outside the hotel, defaming the IDF and Gabi Ashkenazi, the
Chief of the IDF General Staff.

We will be handing out information, holding signs, Israeli and American
flags, and alerting the public as to the true nature of Fatah, Hamas and the
PA. The Hamas terrorist acts against Christians and Fatah, the use of women
and children as human shields, the firing of rockets from mosques, homes,
and schools in order to deter IDF retaliation, the misinformation and hatred
being fed to Arab children in their classrooms and through PA media, will
all be detailed.

We’ll be highlighting the IDF and Israeli assistance to the Arabs in the
fields of medical care, education, and providing a standard of living for
Arab Israelis that is the highest in the Middle East. In addition, in
opposition to the recent “apartheid” claims against Israel, the Israeli
Arabs enjoy full democratic rights in the Knesset , in their religious
observances, and in the media.

A number of grass roots activist groups have come together to
counter-protest on that evening. They include Americans For a Safe
Israel/AFSI, Get Out The Facts, Human Rights Coalition Against Radical
Islam, National Council of Young Israel, Shalom International, Stand With
Us, World Committee for the Land of Israel, Zionist Organization of
America/ZOA . Individuals such as Assemblyman Dov Hikind, Lori Lowenthal
Marcus, and Andy Upton are also working with us. Others continue to join.
PLEASE BE THERE WITH US – MARCH 9, 5-7 P.M.


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Everyone Knows That Israeli Women Are Special..Here’s More Proof, If You Really Need It

Written by Marty Roberts on March 6, 2010 – 11:39 pm -

When I talk about our sons AND our daughters fighting for the Land of Israel, I really mean it!!
Check out this ultra-hi-tech defense operation…being run by female soldiers in the Israeli Army…


Women soldiers guarding border with remote control robots

IDF Women


The newly named Combat Intelligence Collection Corps is comprised of 60% female soldiers, who serve as scouts or fighters and watch every move made in the field


Reprinted from Israel Defense Forces Website

A decade ago in April 2000, the body known as Field Intelligence was born. Slowly but surely it took its first baby steps in building itself up with the formation of the Field Intelligence School, the establishment of the comprehensive information gathering battalions, the growth of the body to almost a third its original size, and the development of weapons that are to this day thought of as the best in the world. Half a year ago, in September 2009, the Corps decided that it had outgrown its nest, and went off on its own, separating from the Intelligence Corps.

And thus the Field Intelligence Corps was born anew. Within half a year it has received a new name, the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, a new unit identification tag, a new pin and soon, a new beret whose color is shrouded and mystery and a point of curiosity all throughout the IDF. Aside for all that, the changes are minimal. The Corps will have the same officers, the same soldiers, 60% of which are female.

Lt. Col. Barak Cohen, the Nitzan Battalion Commander, says that the work done here proves itself. As an example he discussed the work of the scout soldiers in ports, during which the soldiers collected information on a suspect from Nablus over the course of two weeks. Day after day, for many hours at a time, these female soldiers followed him and learned his routine; when he leaves, who he spends his time with, and where. They understood how he dressed and which foods he preferred. They also identified all his acquaintances and created profiles for each of them as well. All of this scouting work was done in the open field, across from the crowded city, and therefore the girls had to camouflage themselves with the utmost success and do their job with speed and efficiency. After two weeks of gathering intelligence which led the scouts to an understanding of the suspect’s detailed behavior, the information was passed on to the unit of soldiers who were able to arrest the suspect within 20 seconds. The operation was deemed a success, as it was done with a minimum of struggle or damage, and all this is thanks to the scouting soldiers.

At the Push of a Button

The Military Operations Room in the Kissufim Base is of the most advanced in the Corps, and constitutes the integration of intelligence gathering and attack. It contains systems for both investigation and detection. And, of course, it also has many resourceful female scouts with nerves of steel, who succeed 24 hours a day in operating the Military Operations Room, and who watch the field all day long on their screens. Practically none of these girls have ever actually been in the field, but they spend all of their time “inside”. They remember it by heart, and know every bush, tree and stone, as they know how to identify even the smallest possible nuances that change in the field.

These female scouts recently simulated a cooperative joint operation with the “See-Shoot” system, which enables the scouts in the Military Operations Room to carry out gunfire from far away. “Identify the suspects!” shouted one scout to another, and quickly the girls began to thwart an incident and pass on information about two suspects to the forces in the field. They homed in on the suspects and followed them from afar the entire way. The forces began to arrive in the field, but they didn’t arrive quickly enough. “Permission to fire” the Military Operations Room Officer told a commander, who seated herself behind the See-Shoot System. The scout who identified the suspects directed the commander to the specific point, and the suspects were shot. Although this was all just a military exercise, it simulates many activities which have been carried out successfully without injuring any IDF soldiers. The identification and direct hits succeed all because of these alert female scouting soldiers, who sit behind the screens and guide the forces in the field.

The Girls Whose Eyes Don’t Shut

Lt. Col. Eran Gabai, Commander of the Nesher Battalion, placed a challenge before his soldiers. “Before you… are binoculars and the open field. Try to find the scouting stations of the fighters who are spread out in the field.” All of the soldiers squint their eyes, search and begin to sweat a little. “I have identified!” someone yells. Everyone goes over to one small modest hill under a tree. After three knocks, an entire staff of female fighters exits a place that only seconds before looked entirely sterile. At the end of an exhaustive 8 months of training during which the girls learn to be scouting or disguised fighters, they are divided up into teams that quickly become like families.

“We eat together, drink together, laugh, sleep and speak together, and most importantly, we work together,” says Cpl. Shir Eidelman, who one minute earlier seemed to be part of a hill. She is dressed in special disguise uniform, her face is painted the colors of the sand and even her weapon is colored that way as she describes her satisfaction with her job. “Not many people are familiar with our Company and I try to speak about it with everyone. And still, everyone understands the responsibility we have.” She says that often combat soldiers will be doubtful, but end up giving her respect and recognizing the significance of what she does. “Over the past few years it has become slightly more in the norm for there to be female combat soldiers, and they see that we have high motivation to defend our country and our soldiers.”

Nobody Knows the Field Better than These Girls

While other combat brigades move every few months to new territories, the female fighters in the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, including the scouts, always remain in the same place. This instills in them vast knowledge, expertise and recognition of the depths of the field. “Because we are professionally trained in one region, there is no one who knows it better than we do.” Shir continues, “Therefore, we direct the soldiers and help them to know the field. We precede the strike.” And the need to spend days at a time together in a concealed place created a special bond. “Because we are together all of the time, we are each others’ best friends and know everything about each other. Strong friendship like this, built on spending many days together in a small place, cannot be made outside of the army.”

Brig. Gen. Eli Pollack, the head Combat Intelligence Collection Officer, explains the renewed branding. “We decided to place the responsibility of Intelligence back in the hands of the Corps, and to busy ourselves with proper collection. We established our own Corps because collection is a professional thing which demands training and instruction, and today we are advancing the training of the fighters and the female scouts. The task of this structure is extremely important, and it gathers information in all shapes and sizes all year long.” When asked about documentation about the joint operations, he says “The Corps has placed an emphasis on bringing evidence and proof, and constitutes one of the information centers. The threats have not finished, and it is on us to be prepared and organized for anything. We watch from the fence to inside the enemies’ territory and we respond to every incident which occurs in the operational zone.”


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The IDF is Fighting the “Holy Battles”…With Record-High Motivation of the Israeli Youth, Thank G-d!

Written by Marty Roberts on March 6, 2010 – 11:26 pm -

The Israeli Army is like no other fighting force. And it’s great to see such high motivation of our children, in spite of international pressure to constantly belittle and degrade the IDF. Our sons and daughters are fighting to defend the Homeland of the Jewish people, not only a civic responsibility, but a religious one as well. It is a great “mitzvah”, a fulfillment of a biblical Torah commandment to defend the holy soil of the Land of Israel and its inhabitants.
BTW, proud to say that my son will be one of those “March 2010 recruits”…to a combat unit!!
IDF Recruits


76% of Recruits Request Combat Positions


2010 shows the highest percentage of recruits joining IDF combat units in the history of the IDF


Reprinted from Israel Defense Forces Website

The current IDF draft is characterized once more by an increase in the desire to join combat units. According to data publicized on Wednesday (Mar. 3) by the Head of the Human Resources Directorate, Maj. Gen. Avi Zamir, at a conference in honor of soldiers injured during Operation Cast Lead, 76% of the March recruits expressed the desire to be deployed in combat units, as opposed to 73% in March 2009. This is the highest percentage of all times of soldiers expressing this desire.

The great demand also presents a few challenges to the Human Resources Directorate. There is, for example, a shortage of soldiers who will serve in combat supporting positions such as cooks, technicians, mechanics, drivers and others.

“We are very satisfied with the data of the upcoming draft, which represents a peak of all times,” said Maj. Gen. Zamir at the ceremony. “This is an excellent youth, with the desire to contribute in the most significant places.”

The March draft will begin on Sunday (Mar. 7) with the new Golani Brigade recruits.


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Those Pesky Israeli Security Checkpoints No Wonder America and Europe Push Israel to Dismantle Them

Written by Marty Roberts on March 6, 2010 – 9:05 pm -

Those pesky Israeli security checkpoints again. Just think of all of those poor inconvenienced palestinians who had to wait on line to get through the checkpoint.
And all they found was 3 measly old pipe bombs…Why, I bet that guy couldn’t have killed more than 30 or 40 innocent Jews with those explosives…

Security Checkpoint



Palestinian carrying 3 pipe bombs arrested near Nablus


A Kfir Brigade force uncovered three pipe bombs while searching a Palestinian man at a checkpoint east of Nablus. The devices were turned over to sappers and the Palestinian was taken into questioning with security forces.


Reprinted from YNet News Habab Greenberg


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Army Intelligence…NOT

Written by Marty Roberts on March 3, 2010 – 5:07 pm -

Army intelligence…often given as THE prime example of an oxymoron…I see why…
Not the brightest of lights serving in Israel’s finest…Sometimes this “Yiddishe Kopf” (Jewish head) stuff is taken a bit too far…
Israeli Soldiers



IDF calls off West Bank raid due to Facebook leak

The Israel Defense Forces called off a raid in Palestinian territory after a soldier posted details, including the time and place, on the social networking website Facebook, Army Radio reported on Wednesday.

Reprinted from HaAretz


The soldier – since relieved of combat duty – described in a status update how his unit planned a “clean-up” arrest raid in a West Bank area, Army Radio said.

“On Wednesday we clean up Qatanah, and on Thursday, god willing, we come home,” the soldier wrote on his Facebook page, refering to a West Bank village near Ramallah.

The soldier also disclosed the name of the combat unit, the place of the operation and the time it will take place. Facebook friends then reported him to military authorities.

The Israeli military spokesman’s office had no immediate comment.

Israel says raids in the West Bank are aimed at detaining militants suspected of planning attacks on Israelis. Palestinian officials say the incursions undermine efforts by the Western-backed Palestinian Authority to enforce law and order in the territory.


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Apartheid in Israel…Afraid Not

Written by Marty Roberts on March 3, 2010 – 3:28 pm -

Israeli Army troops on Israel’s border with Egypt spend a good bit of their time escorting these African refugees IN to Israel. They take them to Tel-Aviv, where they are processed and receive health care, warm beds and food…just what they were seeking. No one in Israel is shooting at them. That is why they keep on trying to come to Israel, even if the Egyptians take target practice on their bodies.

BTW, these refugees are NOT Jewish…
They ARE black-skinned…
Kind of throws a monkey wrench into the “Israel Apartheid Week” celebrations taking place on university campuses this week, doesn’t it?..but who said you had to have intelligence to attend university…even more so to TEACH there…(or to be president of the US aka Jimmy Carter)…
There is NOTHING even remotely resembling apartheid in Israel…period.
African Refugees



Egyptian border guards fatally shoot African migrant trying to get into Israel

RAFAH, Egypt – An Egyptian security official says border guards have fatally shot an African migrant and detained 16 others as they tried to cross the border into Israel.

The official says the shot migrant, whose nationality was not known, refused to surrender after guards fired warning shots south of Rafah early Sunday.

He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media.

Reprinted from MSNBC



UN urges Egypt to stop shooting at migrants

Egyptian forces deliberately kill asylum seekers on Israel border, UN human rights chief says

Reprinted from YNet News


The UN human rights chief on Tuesday urged Egyptian forces to stop shooting at African migrants trying to enter Israel illegally through Egypt, after 60 were killed in the past two and a half years.

“While migrants often lose their lives accidentally when travelling in over-crowded boats, or trying to cross remote land borders, I know of no other country where so many unarmed migrants and asylum seekers appear to have been deliberately killed in this way by government forces,” Navi Pillay said.

“It is a deplorable state of affairs, and the sheer number of victims suggests that at least some Egyptian security officials have been operating a shoot-to-kill policy…60 killings can hardly be an accident.”

Most of the migrants hail from sub-Saharan Africa’s Eritrea, Sudan and Ethiopia, and have been heading for Israel. The latest victim was killed at the weekend, bringing the number of fatal shootings to nine in the first two months of 2010 alone.

“The Egyptian government should issue an immediate order to its security forces to ensure that firearms are used in strict compliance with international standards,” said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in a statement.

She also urged an “independent and credible inquiry into the killings.”

“There needs to be clarity about what has occurred, what policies have been applied to migrants trying to cross this border, and what specific orders have been given to security forces patrolling the area.”


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Just Another Day in the Life of an Israeli..Today It’s Gas Masks

Written by Marty Roberts on February 28, 2010 – 12:30 pm -

It’s a part of life here, in Israel. You don’t really think about what it means, until you think about what it means! Looking at your kids or grandkids, not to mention your wife, trying on a gas mask is bizarre and scary…Welcome to Israel…
Distributing gas masks in Israel



IDF to distribute gas masks today

Amid growing tensions, Home Front Command begins pilot program in Or Yehuda

Jerusalem Post online Yaakov Katz


Amid growing tension in the north, the IDF Home Front Command will begin a pilot program to redistribute gas masks in Or Yehuda on Sunday.

Under the plan – drawn up by Col. Yossi Sagiv, head of the Home Front Command’s Gas Mask and Protection Kits Department – the masks will be returned to private homes by the Israel Postal Company, which beat out seven other companies in a Defense Ministry-issued tender in late 2009. Gas masks were collected from private homes starting in 2007 by a private delivery company.

The distribution is slated to take three years. Officials said that after the distribution is completed in Or Yehuda, the IDF will review the operation, implement corrections and improvements and then start distributing the kits in other parts of the country, based on operational considerations of which area is under a more immediate threat.

The public will receive the same rubber gas mask that it had in the past with an improved filter – more effective against chemical and biological threats Israel faces – but without the syringe of Atropine that was in past kits.

Under the plan, Postal Company representatives will contact homeowners and schedule a time to visit and deliver the gas masks required by the family. Each family will be asked to pay a nominal sum of less than NIS 20. The courier will also help fit the gas masks to the family members and explain how to use them. People that prefer not to pay the fee can travel to a distribution center, that will be located in each city, to pick up their gas masks.


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Anti-Semitism…The “New”, “PC” Variety

Written by Marty Roberts on February 22, 2010 – 3:30 pm -

This is another example of the “New Anti-Semitism”…That is, good old-fashioned Jew-hating clothed in the mantle of “anti-Zionism”. “I don’t hate Jews, just the Zionist ones. It’s about Israel, not Judaism, they say.” “The persecution of the poor palestinians.” Boloney, BS, cockey, poo….The same old anti-Semitism in it’s modern, politically- correct form. They’ve found a way for their bigotry and hatred to become acceptable, once again, in the parlors of high society…

Just like it was in the 1930’s and 1940’s…before the Holocaust…

UK demos
The UK and Israel have rarely had an easy relationship



UK officer says views of Israeli forces ‘anti-Semitic’


A former senior British army officer has said international media including the BBC are being exploited by “dark forces” who want to harm Israel.

By John McManus
BBC News

Col Richard Kemp, who was a commander in Afghanistan, said some international criticism of the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) was motivated by anti-Semitism.

He was speaking at a dinner in London hosted by a pro-Israel lobby group.

Col Kemp had defended the actions of the IDF at the UN Goldstone Hearings into the Gaza incursion of 2008.

The Israeli minister for Information and the Diaspora, Yuli Edelstein, was also present at the dinner hosted by the Zionist Federation.

He refused to comment on rumours that the Israeli secret service Mossad had fraudulently used the passports of British citizens during an operation to kill the Hamas boss Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

Col Kemp, who is now retired from the Army and makes a living from writing, said the advice he received from the Israeli armed forces on how to tackle Afghan suicide bombers had been invaluable, and formed the basis of official army guidelines used by soldiers on the ground there.

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The “Yiddishe Kopf” Once Again Prevails

Written by Marty Roberts on February 21, 2010 – 11:01 am -

This is what we mean by a “Yiddishe Kopf”..(A Jewish Head)…My mother always told me we Jews were smart, and here’s more proof. With units like these, developed by Israeli/Jewish technology, Jewish pilots’ lives are saved. The work of the planes is also more efficient…


Newest UAV, named the “Eitan”, product of Israel Aerospace Industries. Photo: IDF Spokesperson



IAF Announces Newest Development: Most Advanced UAV

IAF introduced the ‘Eitan’, to be operated by a new squadron established specifically for this purpose.

Nadav Deutscher

The Israel Air Force (IAF) introduced its newest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), named the “Eitan” on Thursday (Feb. 18). The Eitan is classified by senior IAF officers as the best of its kind in the world today. The first Eitan will be welcomed into use this Sunday (Feb. 21), by a designated squadron that has been established to operate UAVs which underwent other test flights within the IAF.

The product of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the Eitan is capable of operating in the air for more than 20 hours straight at a high altitude, something which has not been within the capability of the UAVs of the IAF until now. Additionally, the turbo jet engine is equipped with 1200 horse power, and is able to carry hundreds of kilograms of equipment, at an altitude of up to forty thousand feet.

“To my knowledge, this is the most advanced UAV of its kind in the world, and it is especially well-suited for IAF missions,” explained Lt. Col. Eyal, who is the IAF officer responsible for Project Eitan. “It can complete a very wide range of missions, and adds specialized intelligence capabilities to the IAF. Very few UAVs in the world can reach its capabilities.”

Captain Omer, the Deputy Commander of the Eitan Squadron which is now in its early stages, has over 7 years flown one of the UAVs from the previous generation of those under IAF ownership. He was offered by the Squadron Commander to join in the experience of establishing a new squadron, and decided to step up to the challenge.

Cpt. Omer told the IDF Website that “The UAV contains the pinnacle of technology of industry in general. We received an asset which hides in its debt many capabilities that we recognize and even more that we will learn with the years. In past months a group of soldier sat and learned the Eitan with an open mind. The challenge standing before us is twofold: the establishment of a squadron, and the operation of a UAV which is the only one of its kind in the world. We will collect all of the knowledge and information ourselves.”


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Those Pesky Security Checkpoints Again

Written by Marty Roberts on February 14, 2010 – 5:51 pm -

Those pesky little security checkpoints that make the palestinians lives so tough again..

Northern Jerusalem: Arab Arrested on Way to Stabbing Attack

…The US and the EU suggest we close them down to strengthen Israel’s peace partner, Abbu Maze…I don’t think so…

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The Time Has Come to Stop Iran

Written by Marty Roberts on February 14, 2010 – 2:48 pm -

Iran basically has the atomic bomb..

Iranian official: can produce 3-5 kilograms of 20% enriched uranium per month

…Time for SOMEBODY to act..US would be nice, but I vote Israel as next best

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Israel Sets Up Security Checkpoints for a Reason!!..NOT Just to Bother the Palestinians

Written by Marty Roberts on February 14, 2010 – 11:10 am -

THIS is why Israel has the security checkpoints that US/EU always want us to remove..

IDF Foils Stabbing Attack in Hevron

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They are there for a reason..And another one…saved by security checkpoint, same day..

Terrorist Arrested with Knife Qalandiya Checkpoint

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We NEED the security checkpoints to stop Jews from being killed

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Palestinian Police…Equipped and Trained to Kill…Israelis

Written by Marty Roberts on February 11, 2010 – 2:39 pm -

Yesterday’s murder was NOT an isolated incident…US and EU armed, trained and salaried palestinian police officers are increasingly responsible for terror attacks against Israelis…Plus…a Dear (Elton) John letter and other anti-Israel protest demonstrations…Can Israel fight back?…Also…Starbucks Beirut, Google Iran, The Gap Tel Aviv, Jewish fur hats, and the most beautiful camel in the Middle East…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…Listen to the show below…

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