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Ex-intel chief: Israel should advance peace initiatives now, while we’re strong

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In this Thursday, April 18, 2013 photo, a Yaser missile is displayed by the Iranian army in front of a portrait of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a parade marking National Army Day at the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

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Footage taken from the 'Mavi Marmara' security cameras showing activists preparing to attack IDF soldiers, May 2010. (IDF Spokesperson/Flash90)

Turkish court drops case against Israelis over Gaza flotilla raid

Arrest warrant for the 4 ex-military chiefs also reportedly withdrawn, in wake of reconciliation deal between the two countries

By Agencies and Times of Israel staff

December 2, 2016
2:08 pm

Turkey prosecutor calls to drop Gaza flotilla case against Israelis

Istanbul court told charges against ex-defense officials should be abandoned due to recent reconciliation agreement

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4:56 pm

Kin of Turkish activists killed in flotilla raid won’t drop Israel lawsuits

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By Agencies and Times of Israel staff

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3:24 pm

The signing of the US-Israel military aid deal in the State Department on September 14, 2016 (Israeli Embassy, Washington)

Ungrateful Israel owes the US a simple thank you

Op-ed: Nobody put a (US-funded) gun to our heads. We chose to sign the $38 billion military aid deal. We should stop moaning about it

By David Horovitz

September 16, 2016
8:24 am

Amos Yadlin, former director of military intelligence, Jan 2012. (Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)

Ex-defense official: US military aid is actually $100m less than past deal

Amos Yadlin says new package sees Israel ‘paying for’ Netanyahu’s 2015 speech to Congress; claims Washington ‘stung’ PM, Congress and AIPAC

By Times of Israel staff

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Former Israeli general: Assad’s actions resemble ‘genocide’

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By Times of Israel staff

April 26, 2016
10:50 am

Amos Yadlin speaks at an IsraPresse event for the French-speaking community at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center, Jerusalem, February 22, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Ex-military intel chief urges PM to hedge bets, accept US aid package

As senators push for more funding, White House official says talks with Israeli officials aim for ‘largest single pledge’ ever of military assistance

By Raoul Wootliff

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11:54 pm

Former military intelligence chief Amos Yadlin in Jerusalem, February 22, 2015. (photo credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Ex-defense official says Syrian threat to Israel greatly reduced

Amos Yadlin says 90% of missiles previously targeting Israel are gone; still, volatility north of border constitutes a major danger

By Times of Israel staff

March 4, 2016
10:14 am

File: A photo taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows a Hamas outpost on a hill (right) along the border, February 25, 2016. (AFP/Jack Guez)

Why is Israel sitting around waiting for the next war with Hamas?

The terror group’s cross-border tunnels represent a grave threat to Gaza-adjacent communities, but for now Israel’s military planners prefer uneasy quiet to war

By Judah Ari Gross

November 3, 2015
1:35 am

Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz delivers a speech during a conference called 'From Operation Protective Edge to the Third Intifada' at Sapir College in Sderot on Nov. 2, 2015. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)

A year after Gaza war, Israel’s military experts wonder: Was it worth it?

Then-IDF chief Benny Gantz blandly defends operation against Hamas as ‘the right thing to do,’ but joins chorus concluding it achieved little

By Judah Ari Gross

October 18, 2015
9:21 pm

Ex-defense official gives US, Israel 5-year window to unite against Iran

Speaking in DC, Amos Yadlin warns nuke deal only temporarily rolls back Tehran’s capabilities, urges Jerusalem to keep trying to improve it

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

August 4, 2015
6:18 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry quotes a Washington Post article, which cites Israeli ex-security personnel who supposedly support the Iran nuclear deal, during a Senate hearing on July 23, 2015. (Screen capture: RollCall)

Despite White House claims, Israel’s security chiefs are split on Iran deal

Obama administration keeps hailing defense officials’ ostensible backing of nuclear accord loathed by Netanyahu; but the picture is far more nuanced

By Judah Ari Gross

July 24, 2015
11:11 pm

Amos Yadlin speaks to Channel 10, July 24, 2015 (Channel 10 screenshot)

Yadlin: Israel now has five years to ensure we can stop Iran

Deal is flawed, says ex-IDF intel chief, but initially it improves Israel’s security situation because Tehran’s program will be reduced and subject to more inspection

By Times of Israel staff

Topic: Amos Yadlin

Ex-intel chief: Israel should advance peace initiatives now, while we’re strong

Amos Yadlin says final deal with Palestinians a ways off, but interim steps can be taken, criticizes ‘totally political’ decision to block Qalqilya expansion

In Iranian strike on IS, the missile is the message

Iran’s barrage in Syria is seen as a warning to Israel, as well as a bid by Tehran to justify its ballistic missile program for ostensible self-defense

Turkish court drops case against Israelis over Gaza flotilla raid

Arrest warrant for the 4 ex-military chiefs also reportedly withdrawn, in wake of reconciliation deal between the two countries

Turkey prosecutor calls to drop Gaza flotilla case against Israelis

Istanbul court told charges against ex-defense officials should be abandoned due to recent reconciliation agreement

Kin of Turkish activists killed in flotilla raid won’t drop Israel lawsuits

Trials of ex-IDF brass to continue despite Jerusalem-Ankara reconciliation deal, which includes $20m compensation to relatives

Ungrateful Israel owes the US a simple thank you

Op-ed: Nobody put a (US-funded) gun to our heads. We chose to sign the $38 billion military aid deal. We should stop moaning about it

Ex-defense official: US military aid is actually $100m less than past deal

Amos Yadlin says new package sees Israel ‘paying for’ Netanyahu’s 2015 speech to Congress; claims Washington ‘stung’ PM, Congress and AIPAC

Former Israeli general: Assad’s actions resemble ‘genocide’

Amos Yadlin says Syrian regime has caused far more deaths than Islamic State, but receives far less media attention

Ex-military intel chief urges PM to hedge bets, accept US aid package

As senators push for more funding, White House official says talks with Israeli officials aim for ‘largest single pledge’ ever of military assistance

Ex-defense official says Syrian threat to Israel greatly reduced

Amos Yadlin says 90% of missiles previously targeting Israel are gone; still, volatility north of border constitutes a major danger

Why is Israel sitting around waiting for the next war with Hamas?

The terror group’s cross-border tunnels represent a grave threat to Gaza-adjacent communities, but for now Israel’s military planners prefer uneasy quiet to war

A year after Gaza war, Israel’s military experts wonder: Was it worth it?

Then-IDF chief Benny Gantz blandly defends operation against Hamas as ‘the right thing to do,’ but joins chorus concluding it achieved little

Ex-defense official gives US, Israel 5-year window to unite against Iran

Speaking in DC, Amos Yadlin warns nuke deal only temporarily rolls back Tehran’s capabilities, urges Jerusalem to keep trying to improve it

Despite White House claims, Israel’s security chiefs are split on Iran deal

Obama administration keeps hailing defense officials’ ostensible backing of nuclear accord loathed by Netanyahu; but the picture is far more nuanced

Yadlin: Israel now has five years to ensure we can stop Iran

Deal is flawed, says ex-IDF intel chief, but initially it improves Israel’s security situation because Tehran’s program will be reduced and subject to more inspection

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