Iron Dome
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a meeting with security chiefs at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on May 11, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
May 12, 2023, 9:43 am
Rockets fired at Jerusalem area and south, shattering calm amid Gaza truce efforts
No injuries, but homes, greenhouse damaged as West Bank settlement bloc and Beit Shemesh bombarded for first time in this round of fighting, ending over 10 hours of relative quiet
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
The Iron Dome system used to intercept rockets in Israel. (Photo from Wikimedia Commons)
October 1, 2021, 9:06 am
The immorality of Democratic ‘progressives’ targeting Iron Dome
Those U.S. legislators doing their utmost to deprive Israel of its protection are attempting to abandon Israelis to that deadly fire.
By David Horovitz
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wept after her vote on Iron Dome funding on the House floor, Sept. 23, 2021. (Screen shot from YouTube)
September 26, 2021, 7:17 am
AOC explains her ‘present’ vote on Iron Dome
One of 11 representatives who did not vote to support funding for Iron Dome
By Ron Kampeas
U.S. Capitol (Photo by Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
September 24, 2021, 11:23 am
House overwhelmingly approves Iron Dome funding
Despite pushback, most progressives in the Democratic caucus, including those who vocally opposed the insertion in the broader funding bill, ultimately backed the funding.
By Ron Kampeas
Rep. Andy Levin speaks at a press conference introducing his "Two-State Solution Act" on Capitol Hill, Sept. 23, 2021. He is flanked by, from left: Hadar Susskind, the president and CEO of Americans for Peace Now; Rep. Alan Lowenthal; Rep. Sara Jacobs; Rep. Peter Welch; and J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami. (Photo by Ron Kampeas)
September 23, 2021, 12:25 pm
Two bills in Congress reflect split among Democrats on Israel funding
Once Israel could count on Jewish Democrats in Congress to deliver on requisitions for defense assistance with few questions asked. That’s no longer the case.
By Ron Kampeas
Israeli soldiers walk near an Iron Dome anti-missile battery in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, Aug. 9, 2018. (JTA/Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 21, 2020, 12:52 pm
12 rockets launched at Israel from Gaza amid talk of large-scale operation
The current round of fighting started Aug. 13.
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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