Israel Defense Forces
A delegation of wounded Israeli war veterans gathers in Point Breeze. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
May 19, 2025, 4:20 pm
From trauma to tranquility: Israeli delegation finds respite in Pittsburgh
'Before I came here, I did not know how much love and care there was from the Jewish people in the world'
By Adam Reinherz
(L to R) Rabbanit Hila Naor, Shira Winter and Adva Bucholtz meet at the Tel Hashomer IDF induction center in Ramat Gan on November 26, 2024. (Ohr Torah Stone)
March 28, 2025, 11:15 am
A new IDF combat platoon lets religious women join the fight while keeping the faith
Spurred by Oct. 7 and bolstered by shifting mores, an all-female force is taking shape within the army, complete with a rabanit to serve the trailblazing troops’ spiritual needs
By Mati Wagner
(Photo courtesy of Pexels)
March 3, 2025, 11:21 am
‘We are moral and ethical soldiers, not monsters like Hamas,’ Canadians on anti-Israel site’s list say
“You got to catch things when it’s young and early and squash it, so he’ll think three times before he writes any stupidity again,” one listee told JNS.
By Dave Gordon
Allan Tissenbaum, left, Uri Zakai-Or, Charlene Tissenbaum and Karen Gal-Or gather at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh on Oct. 1. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
October 2, 2024, 5:10 pm
IDF reservist recounts a year of combat, lost friends and wanting the hostages home
Uri Zakai-Or walks Pittsburghers through timeline of service, gifts listeners new insight
By Adam Reinherz
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (left) meets with the head of the 99th Division, Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram in Gaza City, July 9, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 11, 2024, 12:31 pm
Failure and slaughter: IDF’s Be’eri probe shows army’s colossal errors, residents’ bravery
Investigation into Oct. 7 Hamas invasion of kibbutz, where 101 civilians and 31 security personnel died, finds disastrous response by military amid battle against hundreds of terrorists
By Emanuel Fabian
An M-16 rifle and magazines used by the terrorists were located inside the vehicle (Photo posted by Israel Defense Forces on X)
October 5, 2023, 9:30 am
5 officers hurt, including 3 seriously, in West Bank clashes with Palestinian gunmen
Border Police forces were hit by shrapnel from own grenade during raid in Tulkarem camp; troops shoot dead 2 Hamas assailants who targeted Israeli driver on nearby highway
By Emanuel Fabian
(Image by Christine Schmidt from Pixabay)
April 8, 2023, 10:32 pm
IDF: 6 rockets fired from Syria at Golan Heights; military retaliates with strikes
Three projectiles land in Israeli territory in 2 separate barrages, causing no casualties or damage
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Mourners attend a memorial ceremony for Shireen Abu Aqleh, to mark the 40th day of the killing of the Al Jazeera journalist, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Jun. 19, 2022. (Abbas Momani/AFP via Getty Images)
June 27, 2022, 3:01 pm
UN concludes Israeli military killed Palestinian journalist
IDF called the UN probe “biased” and reiterated its call for the Palestinian Authority to hand over the bullet that killed reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in early May.
By Andrew Lapin
IDF vehicle (Photo by Mussi Katz / public domain)
December 9, 2020, 6:22 pm
Helping our lone soldier along his path
"We know that each of our children is on their own path and one of our most important jobs as parents is to help guide and support them as they make their way along that path."
By Stacie Stufflebeam
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