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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 618

Udi Adam

Then Defense Ministry director-general Udi Adam attends a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on December 6, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 5, 2020, 1:33 pm
Annexation not practical at the moment, says outgoing Defense Ministry chief
Udi Adam says extension of sovereignty to West Bank areas requires regional and international cooperation
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Benny Gantz, left, welcomes Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Eshel into the position of director-general of the Defense Ministry at its Tel Aviv headquarters on May 31, 2020. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
May 31, 2020, 11:59 pm
Former air force chief Eshel tapped for top Defense Ministry post
Gantz says Israel reeling from coronavirus crisis, will need to balance its civil needs with security challenges
By Judah Ari Gross
New Defense Minister Benny Gantz (R) and outgoing Defense Minister Naftali Bennett bump elbows at a passing of the baton ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, May 18, 2020. (Oded Karni/GPO)
May 18, 2020, 9:27 pm
Taking Defense Ministry, Gantz says will promote all aspects of Trump peace plan
At handover ceremony, Blue and White leader does not mention annexation of West Bank areas, says he plans multi-year program for military to face current, future, challenges
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: An Israeli F-16 fighter jet fires a 'Rampage' air-to-ground rocket in an undated photograph. (Israeli Military Industries Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries)
January 14, 2019, 6:17 pm
Croatia formally nixes F-16 purchase from Israel after US objection
Israel apologizes after deal to provide 12 fighter jets for $500m vetoed by Washington, which reportedly demanded Israeli upgrades be rolled back
By AP and ToI Staff
Israeli Air Force F-16I on the tarmac during the Blue Flag air exercise at the Ovda air force base, north of the Israeli city of Eilat, on November 8, 2017. (Jack Guez/AFP)
January 10, 2019, 11:19 pm
Israel confirms F-16 sale to Croatia nixed over Washington’s objections
Defense Ministry chief apologizes after deal to provide 12 fighter jets for $500m vetoed by Americans, who reportedly demanded Israeli upgrades be rolled back
By ToI Staff
Defense Ministry Director General Udi Adam. (Flash90)
January 6, 2019, 10:18 pm
Defense Ministry chief to visit Croatia, as arms deal flounders
Zagreb threatening to nix $500 million purchase of F-16s unless Washington allows Israel to include sophisticated upgrades to fighter jets
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. Israeli soldiers launch a Spike anti-tank guided missile during a training exercise. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems)
February 5, 2018, 6:49 pm
Israeli official in India to finalize revived arms deal – report
Indian media says massive order of Spike anti-tank missiles may initially have been canceled due to objections of local weapons manufacturer
By Michael Bachner
Shimon Peres during an interview in the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, April 10, 2013. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images/JTA)
September 28, 2017, 3:32 pm
IDF headquarters building named for Shimon Peres
Defense Ministry, army bosses, family of late president attend ceremony to honor elder statesman’s role in forging Israel’s defense
By Sue Surkes
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, center, speaks with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, right, as the head of the Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Yoel Strick, right, watches on, during a visit to a large IDF drill in northern Israel on September 12, 2017. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
September 12, 2017, 5:28 pm
Liberman warns Hezbollah next war will end with ‘decisive’ Israeli victory
Defense minister says army’s largest exercise in 19 years is crucial for preparedness, sends a message to enemies
By Judah Ari Gross
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Cybertech Israel Conference and Exhibition, in Tel Aviv on January 31, 2017. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 26, 2017, 5:44 pm
Israeli cyber authority says it stopped ‘major’ hacking attack
Details released by PM’s office days after defense and intelligence heads reportedly slammed the contentious National Cyber Authority
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Cybertech Israel Conference and Exhibition, in Tel Aviv on January 31, 2017. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 24, 2017, 10:22 pm
Security chiefs slam Netanyahu over planned cyber defense body
Defense and intelligence heads say powers given National Cyber Authority ‘too broad,’ could harm state security
By Jacob Magid
Rabbi Yigal Levinstein speaking at the 'Zion and Jerusalem' convention in July 2016. (Screen capture: YouTube)
July 22, 2016, 3:23 pm
Heads of pre-army yeshiva reprimanded for gay slurs
Defense Ministry chief tells rabbis Levinstein and Sadan that their comments violate military code on preserving human dignity
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Yigal Levinstein speaking at the 'Zion and Jerusalem' convention in July 2016. (Screen capture: YouTube)
July 21, 2016, 12:42 pm
Defense ministry summons military academy rabbi over anti-gay slurs
Ministry director expected to demand that Yigal Levinstein, who heads military academy, retract ‘deviants’ comments
By ToI Staff
Isaac Herzog at a pre-Passover event on April 12, 2016. (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90)
April 13, 2016, 3:08 pm
As Herzog goes, so goes Israel?
The opposition chief is pressured to step down amid probe; some survey results aren’t doing Israel’s good name any favors either
By Joshua Davidovich
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, left, and newly appointed Defense Ministry Director Udi Adam (Defense Ministry)
April 12, 2016, 7:07 pm
Ex-nuke reactor director tapped to manage Defense Ministry
Despite his controversial military career, Udi Adam is the ‘right man’ for the job, says defense minister
By Judah Ari Gross
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