The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/moshe-arens/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Moshe Arens | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/moshe-arens/ 32 32 Thousands mourn ‘great leader’ as 3-time defense minister Moshe Arens buried https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-mourn-great-leader-as-3-time-defense-minister-moshe-arens-buried/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 15:28:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1994699&preview=true&preview_id=1994699 Netanyahu says he feels as though he has 'lost a father,' Rivlin remembers the Likud stalwart as an ideologue and 'a man in service of the people'

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]]> Moshe Arens, former defense minister and envoy to Washington, dead at 93 https://www.timesofisrael.com/moshe-arens-former-defense-minister-and-envoy-to-washington-dead-at-93/ Mon, 07 Jan 2019 08:37:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1993602 'I loved you as a son loves a father,' says Netanyahu of his mentor, a founding member of Likud credited with shepherding advances in Israel's military capabilities

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]]> ‘We’re going to attack Iraq,’ Israel told the US. ‘Move your planes’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/were-going-to-attack-iraq-israel-told-the-us-move-your-planes/ Thu, 18 Jan 2018 20:20:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1774170 On 27th anniversary of Saddam's 1991 Scud missile strikes at Israel, Defense Ministry releases interviews with senior officials on how close Israel came to bombing Baghdad

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]]> 6 immigrants to Israel awarded ‘Bonei Zion’ prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-immigrants-to-israel-awarded-bonei-zion-prize-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:49:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1371349 English-speaking olim honored by Nefesh B’Nefesh for making a ‘major impact on the State of Israel’

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]]> Cold, rain and tragedy — but very little snow https://www.timesofisrael.com/cold-rain-and-tragedy-but-very-little-snow/ Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:32:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1328187 Israelis wake up to learn one of the victims of the Beit Horon attack died and the promised flurries never came

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]]> Can Netanyahu’s security cabinet rise above rubber stamp role? https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-security-cabinet-rubber-stamp-or-war-time-decision-maker/ Tue, 02 Jun 2015 03:27:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1191614 Will the new forum of 10 top ministers be capable of defying the generals, resisting the PM, and ensuring Israel is steered effectively in war?

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]]> Could Israeli F-35s turn the tables on Iranian S-300 missiles? https://www.timesofisrael.com/could-israeli-f-35s-turn-the-tables-on-iranian-s-300-missiles/ Sun, 19 Apr 2015 16:18:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1156437 Purchase of the costly jets has provoked years of controversy. But with Russia now to deliver its air-defense system to Iran, the IAF's chief acquisition officer stands firmly behind much-maligned aircraft

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]]> Meir Rosenne, former top diplomat, dies at 84 https://www.timesofisrael.com/meir-rosenne-former-top-diplomat-dies-at-84/ Tue, 14 Apr 2015 19:24:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1167199 Romanian-born legal expert was ambassador to France and US, played key role in talks that led to peace treaty with Egypt

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]]> Would a nuclear Iran truly pose an existential threat to Israel? https://www.timesofisrael.com/would-a-nuclear-iran-truly-pose-an-existential-threat-to-israel/ Sat, 21 Feb 2015 16:43:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1139306 Netanyahu fears a second Holocaust, but even top security officials say Tehran is unlikely to use a bomb if it had one. Yet the emboldening of the ayatollahs, and a likely regional arms race, are worrying enough

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]]> Secret Begin-Reagan tapes highlight tense ties over Lebanon https://www.timesofisrael.com/secret-begin-reagan-tapes-highlight-tense-relationship/ Mon, 10 Nov 2014 03:41:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1089180 Historian uncovers recordings from 1983 of PM declining a US request to delay an Israeli troop withdrawal

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]]> Israel to buy second squadron of stealth F-35 jets https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-buy-second-squadron-of-stealth-f-35-jets/ Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:53:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1083909 The deal, which will cost upwards of $3 billion, is a controversial purchase in the age of assymetric warfare

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]]> The new US-Israeli quarrel. How bad is it, really? https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-new-us-israeli-quarrel-how-bad-is-it-really/ Thu, 14 Aug 2014 22:46:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1048486 The withholding of a missile shipment is nothing to worry about, an ex-defense minister says. Others call it a 'very serious rupture'

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]]> Group backs former defense minister Arens for president https://www.timesofisrael.com/group-backs-former-defense-minister-arens-for-president/ Sun, 25 May 2014 10:45:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=989376 Newspaper ad urges support for Likud veteran, 88, who brought Netanyahu into politics and who has not declared an interest in the presidency

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]]> Israeli ex-officials pelted by stones in East Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-ex-officials-pelted-by-stones-in-east-jerusalem/ Fri, 10 May 2013 09:55:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=499730 A bus carrying three former ministers and a Nobel Prize laureate was attacked on the Mount of Olives, with no injuries

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]]> Former defense minister suffers mild heart attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-defense-minister-suffers-mild-heart-attack/ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:39:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=399912 Moshe Arens transferred to hospital in stable condition after fainting in Tel Aviv

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