ON ITS OWN
Israel Must Rely Only on Itself When It Comes to Existential Threats: Jacob Nagel, Israel Hayom, Oct. 6, 2023 — One of the cornerstones of Israel’s National Security Strategy, from Ze’ev Jabotinsky in 1923, to Ben Gurion in 1953 and Netanyahu in 2018, is the determination that Israel will defend itself by itself without any outside help, even from the United States. In 2018, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added to the strategy another cornerstone clarifying that Israel must prepare itself for the scenario in which there is one or more nuclear-armed states in the region while doing everything within its power to prevent this. …
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Future of the IDF: Nagel Commission Issues Report on Transforming Military: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 7, 2025
Israel Is Overhauling Its Defense Ideology; Will Arab States Finally Support It?: Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Algemeiner, Jan. 14, 2025
Israel Concerned Over Turkish Moves in Syria: Shirit Avitan Cohen and Dudi Kogan, Israel Hayom, Jan. 8, 2025
Israel’s Defense Industry Booms on Foreign Demand and War at Home: Dov Lieber, WSJ, Jan. 9, 2025
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE
Nagel Report Fails to Highlight How to Fix IDF Post-Oct. 7 Failure: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 6, 2025 — If the country wants a full blueprint for what to fix and change about the IDF after the disaster on October 7, 2023, it will have to wait.
Nagel Commission Warns Israel of Possible War With Turkey, Even As It Calls for Confronting Iran: All Israel News staff, All Israel News, Jan. 7, 2025 — An Israeli government commission issued a strong warning about the potential for conflict with Turkey in its latest report.
Israel’s Defense Industry Set to Reach Historic Record in Weapon Sales – WSJ: Jerusalem Post staff, Jan. 10, 2025 — Israel’s defense industry – comprising Elbit Systems, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) – is set to reach a historic record in weapons sales, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Israel to Locally Produce Heavy Bombs, Reducing Reliance on US After Shipment Holdup: Emanuel Fabian, Times of Israel, Jan. 7, 2025 — Israel to locally produce heavy bombs, reducing reliance on US after shipment holdup.
Open War in the Defense Ministry: Katz and Halevi Clash on Oct. 7 Probe: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 8, 2025 — Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi went into open war on Wednesday over the handling of issues relating to the October 7 attack as well as future senior IDF appointments.