Fireworks in the Israeli coalition government this week! For the first time since anyone can remember, there was a real crisis within the government coalition this past week. The reason: the potential draft of yeshiva students and/or the Prime…
The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and their jihadist allies of the Turkish contingent of the FSA are now 5 km away from Afrin City. As the rest of the Kurdish enclave has quickly been gobbled up by the TAF,…
Israel is approaching a point when it must decide to destroy enemy capabilities, rather than attempting to deter the enemy from using them. To remain at peace when you should be going to war may be often very dangerous…Let…
The drama in Syria just gets better and better. At least 2 major developments this week. President Assad and his government forces are agressively massacring sunni muslim rebel supporters (maybe) just outside of Damascus in an area called Eastern…
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has now entered the Afrin conflict by threatening to push Turkey and Turkish aligned militants out. In return, the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) have threatened to attack the SAA if it enters Afrin. As…
Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza are giving out candies on the streets and dancing in joy. Why? For the first time since 1982, the IAF (Israeli Air Force) lost an aircraft in combat. An Israeli F16i “Soufa”…
The reports streaming out of Israel and Syria paint a clear turning point in the tense relationship between the two countries. Despite differences in reports and who is repsonsible, what is clear is that an Iranian military drone took…
With Turkey at a standstill against the Syrian Kurds and the US and Russia in a race to build up their bases within their respective proxy areas, Syria has become defacto split along sectarian lines. Assad and his battered…
Tonight is the Yahrzeit of my Grandfather, of beloved memory, Huna Leib (Lionel) ben Aharon (Packer). Anything good that comes from this installment is dedicated to the spiritual elevation of his precious soul. He was a wonderful man and…
As I currently sit in my house South of Jerusalem, there is a storm rising on Israel’s Northern border. The storm is the Iranian axis made up of the Syrian regime, Hezbollah, and Iranian special forces. This grouping is…