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Khaled Shamlawi near uprooted olive trees in the West Bank village of Haris, on May 13, 2026. (Nurit Yohanan/Times of Israel)
May 24, 2026, 9:04 am
Citing security, IDF appears to sharply accelerate uprooting of West Bank olive trees
Palestinians and activists say the military is razing trees on private land at an unprecedented pace, questioning whether claims they provide cover for attacks justify the widespread campaign
By Nurit Yohanan
Colin Kahl, delivers a speech during a panel discussion as part of the US-Islamic World Forum in the Qatari capital Doha on June 1, 2015. (AFP via Getty Images)
March 18, 2021, 4:56 pm
Israeli ex-security officials back Biden nominee who’s on ice over Israel record
3 generals who worked with Colin Kahl say he was instrumental in securing funding for Iron Dome and dedicated to preserving Israel’s qualitative military edge
By Ron Kampeas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi at a press conference after a security cabinet meeting following an outbreak of violence with terror groups in the Gaza Strip, at the Kirya headquarters in Tel Aviv, on November 12, 2019. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 5, 2020, 11:52 am
Excluded from Netanyahu’s annexation plans, military must somehow prepare anyway
‘The army hasn’t seen the maps!’: For one of the first times in history, the IDF is out of the loop on a move that could radically affect central aspects of the country’s security
By Judah Ari Gross
Brig. Gen. Eli Ben-Meir, left, shakes hands with Brig. Gen. (res.) Itai Brun, right, as Ben-Meir takes over as head of the IDF's Research Brigade, during a ceremony, with head of army intelligence Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi, on January 4, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
May 30, 2017, 3:21 pm
Shavuot classes bring religious, secular neighbors together
At Modiin home, Israeli generals will discuss Israel’s ethical obligations vis-à-vis the Syrian civil war
By JTA
Gadi Shamni, right, at the time head of the IDF's Central Command, during an army training exercise, August 28, 2008. (IDF Spokesperson/Flash 90)
August 31, 2016, 11:37 pm
Ex-IDF general: We have elevated occupation to an ‘art form’
Maj. Gen. (res.) Gadi Shamni, former top commander of IDF forces in West Bank, asks at security conference if ‘this is what we want to be’
By ToI Staff
Then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, Admiral Michael G. Mullen (R), is greeted by IDF Maj. Gen. Gadi Shamni in Israel on July 18, 2011. (Matty Stern/US Embassy/Flash90)
June 5, 2016, 3:46 pm
General calls for security system based on friendship with neighbors
Multi-layered effort proposed by Gadi Shamni includes better relations with Arab world, stronger ties with Egypt and Jordan and border system along Jordan river
By Edith M. Lederer
Then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, Admiral Michael G. Mullen (R), is greeted by IDF Maj. Gen. Gadi Shamni in Israel on July 18, 2011. (Matty Stern/US Embassy/Flash90)
June 4, 2016, 11:30 am
Israeli general calls for new security system to pave way to peace
Group of retired military leaders advocate settlement freeze, completion of security barrier, acceptance of East Jerusalem as part of Palestinian state
By Edith M. Lederer
Israeli security officials stand near the car belonging to victims of an attack by a Palestinian terrorist near the Dolev settlement in the West Bank on June 19, 2015. (Flash90)
June 21, 2015, 4:39 pm
Victim gives first-hand account of Friday’s fatal terror attack
Friend who was with Danny Gonen when he was shot describes the ordeal, and how he tried to save his friend’s life
By Judah Ari Gross
Police and rescue personnel at the scene of an explosion on a Bat Yam passenger bus on Sunday December 22, 2013. (Photo credit: Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)
January 3, 2014, 5:49 pm
Thwarted Israeli bus blast similar to Boston bombings
Palestinian terrorists used two kilos of explosives, with nails and screws, stuffed into pressure cooker — as did Tsarnaev brothers
By Mitch Ginsburg
IDF soldiers on patrol near where a police officer was stabbed Monday (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/ lash90)
December 24, 2013, 8:33 pm
Why does the non-intifada continue to rage?
Israeli and Palestinian experts disagree over the reasons for the uptick in violence but share a time-hardened pessimism
By Mitch Ginsburg
IDF forces in Psagot Saturday night. (photo credit: Flash90)
October 8, 2013, 9:57 am
Two Palestinians held in connection to Psagot attack
Relatives from el-Bireh are suspected of involvement in shooting that left 9-year-old injured
By Lazar Berman
Jibril Rajoub (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
October 7, 2013, 12:49 am
Fatah official: Israel to blame for Psagot attack
Jibril Rajoub says settlements ‘are not in the right place’; comes after group praises shooting of 9-year-old on Facebook
By Spencer Ho
Noam Glick being brought to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on October 5. (photo credit: Flash90)
October 6, 2013, 9:44 pm
Fatah on Facebook praises shooting of girl in Psagot
Palestinian group links attack on 9-year-old to killing of soldier in Hebron; Netanyahu says PA inciting terrorism
By Spencer Ho
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